An 18-year-old worker in India tragically died after a heavy metal object fell on his head, causing a rare cervical spine fracture. The blow led to a retropulsion of the C5 vertebra into the spinal canal and an associated C6 fracture. Despite emergency care, including intubation and cervical traction, he passed away two days later. The injury was so unusual it didn’t match any known spinal injury classification systems.
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