title: Radiologic case study. Cervical spine trauma: unstable fractures, C2-C7 injuries, and imaging guidelines.
abstract: Enhance your diagnostic skills with this "test yourself" monthly column, which features a radiograph and challenges you to make a diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S 1st Ave, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Conneely
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Terrence C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Demos
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000592:standards*