Gallows fracture or traumatic vertebral arch fracture

As early as the early 19th century, Wood-Jones (1913) described this type of fracture. By 1965, Schneider introduced it again and named it. The so-called Hangman fracture refers to a fracture that occurred in the second vertebral arch isthmus. It was more commonly seen in those who were hanged, so it is also called a gallows fracture. This kind of injury can be seen clinically, and is regarded as an ominous sign in the folk, so patients often have mental stress.

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