If you have such a diagnosis after an accident, you were told that there was a fracture of a
bone called atlas or C1 in the area where your neck and head meet; and If you are then
advised to wear a neck brace and come for a check-up later, listen carefully to what I say:
The C1 fracture in question should be evaluated with a detailed computerized tomography
that can be taken only with advanced machines and assessed by neurosurgeons experienced
in this field. Because some important details that can be overlooked in the presence of an
atlas fracture may let the fracture progress and even worse, it may cause you to not benefit
from even a later surgery. Consult an experienced neurosurgeon before its too late…
