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The screening cervical CT scan revealed a fracture of the right occipital condyle, while the subsequent dynamic X-rays showed no instability or AOD. The patient was treated with a hard cervical collar, and over the next 6 months, remained asymptomatic. The 6-month repeat craniocervical CT scan additionally confirmed spontaneous fusion at the fracture site.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"st3\">\n<jats:title>Conclusion: <\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Patients who have sustained even mild craniocervical trauma may develop AOD attributed to an OCF. It is critical to screen these patients early with CT and X-ray studies so they can be successfully managed with bracing alone, and avoid the need for surgery to address the delayed onset of instability.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.25259\/sni_1033_2022","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,13]],"date-time":"2022-12-13T06:47:33Z","timestamp":1670914053000},"page":"575","update-policy":"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.25259\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Occipital condyle fracture caused by minor head trauma"],"prefix":"10.25259","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Seiya","family":"Hayashi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Michiari","family":"Umakoshi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Masatoshi","family":"Yunoki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Koji","family":"Hirashita","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"10894","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"10.25259\/SNI_1033_2022\/ref-1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"731","DOI":"10.1097\/00007632-198807000-00004","article-title":"Morphology and treatment of occipital condyle fractures","volume":"13","author":"Anderson","year":"1988","journal-title":"Spine (Phila Pa 1976)"},{"key":"10.25259\/SNI_1033_2022\/ref-2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"741","DOI":"10.1148\/radiology.196.3.7644638","article-title":"Substantial head trauma: Value of routine CT examination of the cervicocranium","volume":"196","author":"Link","year":"1995","journal-title":"Radiology"},{"key":"10.25259\/SNI_1033_2022\/ref-3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"388","DOI":"10.3171\/2009.5.SPINE08866","article-title":"Occipital condyle fractures: Clinical decision rule and surgical management","volume":"11","author":"Maserati","year":"2009","journal-title":"J Neurosurg Spine"},{"key":"10.25259\/SNI_1033_2022\/ref-4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"289","DOI":"10.1007\/s00586-011-1963-7","article-title":"Occipital condyle fractures. 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