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

Andrew M. Erwood; Taylor J. Abel; Andrew J. Grossbach; Raheel Ahmed; Nader S. Dahdaleh; Brian J. Dlouhy

doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2015.09.004

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

Andrew M. Erwood^*, Taylor J. Abel, Andrew J. Grossbach, Raheel Ahmed, Nader S. Dahdaleh, Brian J. Dlouhy

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	165-167
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
Volume	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2015.09.004
State	Published - Feb 1 2016

Keywords

CT scan
Ligamentous spine injury
MRI
Spinal cord injury
Spine fracture

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Neurology
Neurology
Physiology (medical)
Surgery

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