Cervical-Thoracic Flashcards
(28 cards)
best radiograph view for C1-2 concerns
open mouth AP
lateral radiograph view best for…..
Facet joints
best view for neural foramen
oblique
when there is not equal space on both sides of the dens, what could be damaged
alar ligament
Atlanto Dens interval and measurement
3 mm
used to measure atlanto axial instability
bow-tie deformity indicates
facet dislocation
high risk factors of the Canadian cervical spine rules
- over the age of 65
- dangerous mechanism
- paresthesia in extremitites
list dangerous mechanisms
- fall from greater than 1 meter/5 stairs
- axial load to head (diving)
- MVA
- motorized recreational vehicle
- bicycle collision
hangman’s fracture
traumatic spondylolisthesis of axis
odontoid fracture
fracture of C2 dens
what causes an odontoid fracture
hyperflexion or rotation
what is the atlantoaxial subluxation
subluxation of C1 on C2
causes of AAI
trauma
RA
AAI definition
atlantoaxial instability
characterized by excessive movement at the junction between the atlas and axis
what are symptoms of cervical stenosis
gait deviation
Hoffman’s reflex
inverted supinator sign
Babinski reflex
burst cervical fracture
disc axially compressed, bursts vertebral body
wedge
hyperflexion injury- usually at C5-7
teardrop
avulsion injury from hyper flexion or hyper extension; severe and can cause quadriplegia
articular pillar fracture
C6 hyperextension+lateral felxion
clay shoveler’s fracture
hyperflexion- avulsion of SP C6-T1
TP fracture
adults have more injuries in the….
lower cervical spine
children have more injuries in the….
lower cervical spine
which levels of the cervical spine are injured the most?
C1-2 and C5-6
