title: Subacute cervical spine instability.
abstract: A case of delayed onset of C5-6 subluxation after a motor vehicle accident, with normal initial cervical spine roentgenograms and neurological findings consistent with concomitant cerebral trauma, is presented. Damage to the cervical spine was due to fractures of the C-6 body and superior articular facet undetected by routine radiologic studies.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed