I Jefferson's fracture is fracture named after a man, Sir Geoffrey Jefferson. This was due to the fact that he saw a few cases that were all the same back in the 1920's. This fracture consists of a break in the first vertebrae. Usually is a break in the posterior part and then with this comes break in other parts including the arches. This fracture is known as a 4 break fracture. Not always does it entail 4 breaks sometimes just a couple. The cause of such a break is from some kind of trauma to the head. Falling on the head or diving in a pool and hitting the bottom. The symptoms include pain and sometimes damage to the arteries in the neck. There is usually no neurological signs of damage. To treat this type of fracture they try to first use some kind of brace to stabilize the fracture and heal it without surgery. If this does not work they go in and fuse the first 3 cervical vertebrae.
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