Table 2.
Summary of diagnostic evaluation, including type of imaging utilized, OCF laterality, and OCF type.
| Author (reference) | Number of patients (n) | Diagnostic imaging utilized | OCF laterality (side; number of patients) | OCF type (number of patients) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abat et al. 12 | 1 | • Cervical XR • CT head and neck • MRI |
Unilateral (R) | Type I (1) |
| Anderson and Montesano 10 | 2 | • CT | Unilateral (side not stated) (2) | Type I (1) Type III (1) |
| Bakhshi et al. 13 | 2 | Not stated | Not Stated | Not stated |
| Capuano et al. 14 | 2 | • XR • CT • MRI |
Unilateral (L; 2) | Type III (2) |
| Curri et al. 15 | 1 | • XR • CT scan |
Unilateral (R) | Type II (1) |
| Harding-Smith et al. 16 | 1 | • XR • hypocycloidal tomography |
Unilateral (R) | Type I (1) |
| Kapapa et al. 17 | 1 | • CT | Unilateral (L) | Type I (1) |
| Kelly and Parrish 18 | 1 | • XR • CT |
Unilateral (R) | Type III (1) |
| Leventhal et al. 8 | 2 | • CT • XR |
Unilateral (R; 2) | Type I (1) Type II (1) |
| Momjian et al. 2 | 15 | • XR • MRI • CT |
Unilateral (13) Bilateral (2) |
Type I (5) Type II (4) Type III (6) |
| Strehle and Tolinov 5 | 1 | • CT • XR |
Unilateral (L) | Type II (1) |
| Tomaszewski et al. 4 | 6 | • CT • MRI |
Side not stated—all unilateral | Type I (3) Type III (3) |
| Ucler and Yucetas 19 | 1 | • CT | Unilateral (L) | Type II (1) |
| Wasserberg and Bartlett 20 | 1 | • CT • Coronal reconstructions |
Unilateral (R) | Type III (1) |
| Peeters and Verbeeten 21 | 1 | • Cervical XR • CT neck • Open mouth XR |
Unilateral (R) | Type III (1) |
OCF: occipital condyle fracture; XR: radiographs; CT: computed tomography; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging.