Cervical Spine Fracture With Vertebral Artery Dissection.
A 51-year-old man presented to a direct-access physical therapy clinic with persistent neck pain for 5 days after a fall in shallow water while surfing. Based on "dangerous mechanism of injury" from the Canadian cervical spine rule as being a high risk factor, the physical therapist ordered radiographs of the cervical spine, which were suggestive of a more serious injury. Computed tomography suggested and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed vertebral artery dissection. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2016;46(10):929. doi:10.2519/jospt.2016.0416.
Joshua P
JP
Halfpap
Aaron A
AA
Cho
Michael D
MD
Rosenthal
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*
cervical spine; computed tomography; magnetic resonance imaging; neck pain; radiography