Ring Fracture

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Ring Fracture

A fracture at the skull base, in which the rim of the foramen magnum is separated from the rest of the skull, accompanied by compression fractures of vertebrae, which occur when the victim lands on his/her feet or buttocks after jumping or falling from heights, usually > 5 stories, invariably accompanied by blunt trauma

ring fracture

Vertical deceleration injury Trauma medicine A type of blunt trauma due to jumping or falling from heights, usually > 5 stories Clinical Injury severity score is 41–predicted survival, 50%; actual survival is less; all had multiple fractures–eg, 'ring fracture' of the skull base, separating the rim of the foramen magnum from the rest of the base and compression fractures of vertebrae, both of which occur when the victim lands on his/her feet or buttocks. See Jumper syndrome.

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