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Open-mouth X-ray of the odontoid peg suggesting transverse fracture with lateral displacement through the odontoid peg.
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X-rays of the cervical spine were performed and the open-mouth odontoid peg view reported as showing a laterally displaced type 2 odontoid fracture (Figure 1).
(a) Sagittal and (b) coronal reformatted CT scan confirming normal appearance of the odontoid peg.
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A CT scan with multiplanar reformats of the occiput to C2 was performed showing no evidence of fracture (Figure 2).