Figure 5From: Occipital condyle fracture and lower cranial nerve palsy after blunt head trauma – a literature review and case reportDemonstrates the suggested injury mechanism; compression (arrow) on the right side causes the occipital condyle fracture and a simultaneous stretching (arrow) on the contralateral side leads to injury of the left sided nerves. Dorsal view. (after Frank H. Netter: Atlas of Human Anatomy 4th ed., plate 11,22).Back to article page