Talk:Hangman's fracture

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[edit] Christopher Reeve

An anonymous poster has mentioned that Christopher Reeve suffered a hangman's fracture during his horseriding accident. The mechanism of a hangman's fracture is hyperextension and distraction, whereas it is clear that Reeve's injury was caused by compression as he fell onto his head, even although he suffered fractures of C2 and C1. I have therefore reverted this edit. Preacherdoc 21:54, 31 October 2006 (UTC)