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What is the difference between a burst fracture and a Jefferson fracture?

What is the difference between a burst fracture and a Jefferson fracture? A C1 (atlas) vertebral fracture that usually occurs after an axial load injury during a diving accident. When there are both anterior and posterior arch fractures this is called a burst fracture (also known as a Jefferson’s fracture) and occurs when the occipital

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