Extension teardrop, odontoid and Chance fractures

Case contributed by Heather Pascoe , 20 Dec 2014
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Heather Pascoe, 1 Dec 2015

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

FlexionC4 flexion teardrop fracture in. There is also a different patientcoronally oriented fracture of the anterior portion of the C5 vertebral body.

Case courtesy of Dr Andrew Dixon, <a href="http://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="http://radiopaedia.org/cases/32497">rID: 32497</a>

Caption was changed:
Compare this flexion tear dropteardrop fracture with the extension tear drop fracture in the case.
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Perspective was set to Sagittal.
Specifics was set to bone window.

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