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.
Khurana
Bharti
B
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA 02115, USA. bkhurana@partners.org
Stella
Michael
M
Ledbetter
M Stephen
MS
Gates
Jonathan D
JD
Harris
Mitchel B
MB
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