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Medial Occipital Condyle "Notch"
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Demographics: 8 years old, Male
Indication: MVC

Medial Occipital Condyle "Notch"

Findings

  • No acute fracture or alignment.  Corticated depression in bilateral occipital condyles, consistent with normal medial occipital condylar notches.

Diagnosis

Occipital Condyle Notch

Discussion

  • The medial occipital condyle notch is a normal congenital variant, which could be mistaken for an impaction fracture.

    • It's prevalence is most common from 1 to 12 years of age and is uncommon in adolescents and adults.

Annotated Images & Illustrations

occipital condyle notch

occipital condyle notch

References

  • Normal Development and Measurements of the Occipital Condyle-C1 Interval in Children and Young Adults.  P. Smith, L.L. Linscott, S. Vadivelu, B. Zhang, J.L. Leach.   American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2016, 37 (5) 952-957.

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