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. Summary origin: branches of the 1st part of th...
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Cervical rib

  Diagnosis certain
Hani Makky Al Salam
Published 03 Oct 2010
60% complete
X-ray
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Bilateral facet dislocation

  Diagnosis certain
Gerry Gardner
Published 09 Jun 2011
83% complete
X-ray CT
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Bilateral cervical locked facets

  Diagnosis certain
Chris O'Donnell
Published 22 Jan 2013
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CT
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Flexion tear drop fracture and cord injury

  Diagnosis almost certain
Ahmed Abdrabou
Published 19 Apr 2013
74% complete
MRI
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Rheumatoid arthritis of cervical spine

  Diagnosis almost certain
Ahmed Abdrabou
Published 06 Aug 2013
80% complete
MRI
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Congenital C5-C6 vertebral fusion

  Diagnosis certain
Ahmed Abdrabou
Published 08 Aug 2013
69% complete
X-ray
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Bilateral cervical ribs

  Diagnosis certain
Henry Knipe
Published 12 Nov 2013
92% complete
CT
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Displaced C7 spinous process (clay-shoveler) fracture

  Diagnosis certain
Jack Ren
Published 30 Jun 2014
74% complete
CT MRI
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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 transver...
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C2 fracture

  Diagnosis certain
Dayu Gai
Published 20 Feb 2015
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CT
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Closed mouth odontoid AP view (Fuchs view)

  Diagnosis not applicable
Matt A. Morgan
Published 04 Jun 2015
60% complete
X-ray Diagram
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Epidural abscess of the cervical spine

  Diagnosis almost certain
Andrew Van
Published 15 May 2016
77% complete
CT
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Jefferson fracture

  Diagnosis almost certain
Mostafa Elfeky
Published 25 Mar 2017
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CT
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Posterior ponticle - illustration

  Diagnosis not applicable
Matt Skalski
Published 11 Apr 2017
41% complete
Diagram
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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) spi...
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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...

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