The fracture seen in judicial hanging is:: (A) Spondylolisthesis of C2 over C3, (B) Fracture of odontoid process, (C) Fracture of transverse process, (D) Dislocation of C5
Answer is A. Ans. (A). Spondylolisthesis of C2 over C3A hangman's fracture is a fracture of both pedicles or pars interarticularis of the axis vertebra (C2) and spondylolisthesis of C2 over C3