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(a) Lateral radiographs before surgery showing that C1 is displaced
anteriorly relative to C2. (b and c) Three-dimensional computed tomography
(CT) images showing that C2 is fractured at the vertebral body, the right
atlantoaxial joint and the transverse foramen.