How does hanging oneself cause a broken neck?

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How does hanging oneself cause a broken neck?

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It can cause fracture of the odontoid process of the axis, the second cervical vertebrae. Posterior displacement of this fractured process can compress the spinal cord, which is at its thickest in the cervical spinal segment, which will cause death in the subject.

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