SUBAXIAL (C3 TO C7) FRACTURES-SLIC DLC

SUMMARY

DISCOLIGAMENTOUS COMPLEX (DLC)
1. Intact

2. Indeterminate (isolated interspinous widening with < 11^o relative angulation and no abnormal facet alignment, increased signal intensity on T2-weighted MRI)

3. Disrupted (perched or dislocated facet, < 50% articular facet apposition, facet diastasis > 2mm, widened anterior disc space, increased signal intensity on T2-weighted MRI)

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