Items tagged “cervical spine”
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Vertebral artery
The vertebral arteries (VA) are paired arteries, each arising from the respective subclavian artery and ascending in the neck to supply the posterior fossa and occipital lobes, as well as provide segmental vertebral and spinal column blood supply.
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origin: branches of the 1st part of th...
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Cervical rib
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03 Oct 2010
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Bilateral facet dislocation
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09 Jun 2011
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Bilateral cervical locked facets
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22 Jan 2013
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Flexion tear drop fracture and cord injury
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19 Apr 2013
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Rheumatoid arthritis of cervical spine
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06 Aug 2013
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Congenital C5-C6 vertebral fusion
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08 Aug 2013
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Bilateral cervical ribs
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12 Nov 2013
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Displaced C7 spinous process (clay-shoveler) fracture
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30 Jun 2014
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C7 vertebra
The seventh cervical vertebra, C7, also known as the vertebra prominens, shares similar characteristics of the like typical cervical vertebra C3-C6, but has some distinct features making it one of the atypical vertebrae. The name vertebra prominens arises from its long spinous process, which is ...
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Cervical spine ligaments
Cervical spine ligaments ordered from anterior to posterior include:
anterior longitudinal ligament (ALL)
anterior atlanto-occipital membrane
apical ligament
alar ligaments (paired)
cruciate ligament of the atlas
longitudinal band: joins the body of the axis to the foramen magnum
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C2 fracture
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20 Feb 2015
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Closed mouth odontoid AP view (Fuchs view)
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04 Jun 2015
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Epidural abscess of the cervical spine
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15 May 2016
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Jefferson fracture
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25 Mar 2017
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Posterior ponticle - illustration
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11 Apr 2017
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NEXUS criteria
NEXUS (National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study) is a set of validated criteria used to decide which trauma patients do not require cervical spine imaging.
Trauma patients who do not require cervical spine imaging require all of the following:
alert and stable
no focal neurologic de...
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Canadian C-spine rules
Canadian C-spine rules are a set of guidelines that help a clinician decide if cervical spine imaging is not appropriate for a trauma patient in the emergency department. The patient must be alert and stable.
There are three rules:
is there any high-risk factor present that requires cervical s...
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Cervical spine alignment
When assessing cervical spine alignment, look for four parallel lines connecting structures in the cervical spine:
anterior vertebral line: anterior margin of the vertebral bodies
posterior vertebral line: posterior margin of the vertebral bodies (also known as George's line)
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White cord syndrome
White cord syndrome refers to the sudden onset of neurological deterioration following spinal decompressive surgery. The condition is believed to be a form of reperfusion injury of the spinal cord, not to be confused with central cord syndrome.
Epidemiology
White cord syndrome is rare with onl...