Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 231-234 , May 2007

Occipital condyle fracture: An unusual airbag injury

  • Elisabetta Zaglia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Legal Medicine, Department of Medicine and Public Health, University of Verona, Policlinico “G. Rossi”, p. le L. Scuro n. 10, 37134 Verona, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 045 8074246; fax: +39 045 505259.
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  • Domenico De Leo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Legal Medicine, Department of Medicine and Public Health, University of Verona, Policlinico “G. Rossi”, p. le L. Scuro n. 10, 37134 Verona, Italy
    • ,
  • Guido Lanzara, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Legal Medicine, Department of Medicine and Public Health, University of Verona, Policlinico “G. Rossi”, p. le L. Scuro n. 10, 37134 Verona, Italy
    • ,
  • Urbano Urbani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Chieti “G. d’Annunzio”, via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti Scalo, Italy
    • ,
  • Marco Dolci, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Chieti “G. d’Annunzio”, via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti Scalo, Italy

Received 10 March 2006 ,Revised 8 June 2006 ,Accepted 14 June 2006.

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PII: S1353-1131(06)00168-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.06.028

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 231-234 , May 2007

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