Hangman’s Fracture:

The given brief video covers the sub-topic in axis fractures that is Hangman’s fracture, its common causes, associated anatomy, mechanism of injury, fracture classification plus treatment respective to those and finally the difference between typical and atypical Hangman’s fracture. All these topics are covered with the help of 3D animations of the cervical spine with radiographic correlation. Timeline: 0:00 – Definition of Hangman’s fracture 0:18 – Causes 0:31 – Anatomy 0:50 – Mechanism of injury 1:11 – Levine and Edwards Classification plus treatment 3:02 – Typical and atypical fractures