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Acutely unstable cervical spine injury with normal CT scan findings: MRI detects ligamentous injury.

Andrew M Erwood1, Taylor J Abel2, Andrew J Grossbach2, Raheel Ahmed2, Nader S Dahdaleh3, Brian J Dlouhy2.   

Abstract

MRI can detect ligamentous injury not detectable with CT scan. The authors present a trauma patient with normal CT imaging despite dislocation on standing radiograph. MRI detected disruption of the C5-C6 posterior ligamentous complex that requires surgery.
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Keywords:  CT scan; Ligamentous spine injury; MRI; Spinal cord injury; Spine fracture

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Year:  2015        PMID: 26601812     DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.09.004

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Clin Neurosci        ISSN: 0967-5868            Impact factor:   1.961


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1.  Impact of MRI on changing management of the cervical spine in blunt trauma patients with a 'negative' CT scan.

Authors:  Mohamed A Mohamed; Karl D Majeske; Gul Sachwani-Daswani; Daniel Coffey; Karim M Elghawy; Amanda Pham; Donald Scholten; Kenneth L Wilson; Leo Mercer; Michael L McCann
Journal:  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open       Date:  2016-10-19
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