Presentation
Lifting 35 kg barbell over head. Dropped onto cervical spine, developed acute neck pain
Patient Data
Age: 25 years
Gender: Female
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Displaced fracture (arrow) through the C6 spinous process.
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Inferiorly displaced fracture through the spinous process consistent with direct impact injury.
Case Discussion
This fracture is usually to hyperflexion with avulsion of the ligamentous attachments to the spinous process. In this case, the fracture has been caused by direct impact force form the barbell! In both cases treatment is symptomatic.