Cervical vertebral body burst fracture with retropulsed fragment

Case contributed by Jeremy Jones ◉

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Citation:

Jones J, Cervical vertebral body burst fracture with retropulsed fragment. Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 02 Apr 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-6150

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-6150

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https://radiopaedia.org/cases/6150

rID:

6150

Disclosures:

At the time the case was submitted for publication Jeremy Jones had no recorded disclosures.

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Case published:

1 May 2009

Revisions:

13 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal, Spine

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Included

Presentation

Involved in a high speed road traffic accident.

Patient Data

Age: 35 years

Gender: Male

From the case: Cervical vertebral body burst fracture with retropulsed fragment

Sagittal bone window

C6 burst fracture with retropulsion of fragments into the central canal.

Case Discussion

MRI confirmed cord involvement and the patient was transferred for surgical decompression.

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