
A Life-Altering Incident: Heavy Object Falling on Head Caused Fatal Cervical Spine Fracture in 18-Year-Old Worker
In September 2022, the Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports published a troubling case involving an 18‑year‑old male worker in India who sustained a severe cervical spine injury after a heavy metallic object fell directly on the front of his head while he was at work. This rare and catastrophic injury led to a retropulsion fracture of…