Current role of lateral cervical spine radiograph: a case report.
We report a case showing the classic features of a Hangman's cervical spine fracture following a motor vehicle collision. Because this injury was not diagnosed at ED presentation, this case also illustrates the select subset of trauma patients for whom the almost obsolete lateral cervical spine radiograph remains an important part of the radiographic trauma series.
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA 02115, USA. bkhurana@partners.org
Bharti
B
Khurana
Michael
M
Stella
M Stephen
MS
Ledbetter
Jonathan D
JD
Gates
Mitchel B
MB
Harris
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed