Cases from the aerospace medicine residents' teaching file. Case #16. A student pilot with an avulsion fracture of C5.
A student pilot presented to the emergency room with neck pain after having received a blow to the back of the head during participation in a sports event. The clinical presentation, diagnosis, and aeromedical disposition of this patient are discussed. A review of radiologic findings in cervical fractures is also presented.
D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography