Letter to the Editor concerning: A systematic review of the management of hangman's fractures by Xin-Feng Li et al. (2006) Eur Spine J 15:257–269

Heiko Koller, Anton Kathrein
2006 European spine journal  
observed similarities in the fracture pattern of the axis vertebra and that in hanged men described by Wood Jones on specimen of criminals. Since then, more than 200 articles, textbooks, and podium presentations worked up this interesting fracture entity [5] . We therefore read the well-structured review [7] concerning management of hangman's fractures (Hmfx) and traumatic spondylolisthesis (TS C2-3 ), with great interest. According to the authors' observations, systematic reviews and
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