The bone, which doctors call C1 or atlas bone, is located at the junction of the head and neck. This region is both the most complex part of the human body and the part that is most vulnerable to trauma.
We frequently encounter injuries to this region in accidents with high-speed vehicles and sports injuries. Fracture or slippage of the C1 or atlas bone, i.e. the deterioration of its relationship with the skull and neck bones of the horse; It is one of the most serious injuries of this region.
Patients with this type of fatal injuries, thanks to the emergency health services, which are now reaching an advanced level in our country; they come out alive. These patients, who had to lie in plaster or steel corsets for months in the past, are nowadays treated with surgeries performed by experienced hands; can return to their normal lives immediately.
