The Danger of Failure to Recognize Injury in Cervical Spine X-ray for Trauma
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surgery, spine, spondylosis, spine trauma, neck pain, disc prolapse, CervicalAbstract
We present a female with an acute traumatic fracture dislocation of the cervical spine. She sustained bilateral facetal dislocation at the C7/T1 junction without neurological deficit. This was not diagnosed on initial X‑rays of the cervical spine. We highlight the danger of this failure and conducting dynamic X‑rays in such a situation. The patient presented after 4 months and was operated upon safely with anterior/posterior fixation across the fracture site. She remains neurologically intact.
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