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What are the different types of fracture lines or patterns described in cervical spine radiographs?
The different types of fracture lines or patterns described in cervical spine radiographs include transverse, oblique, spiral, comminuted, impacted, avulsed, compressed, and depressed fractures.
Key points
- Fracture lines can be transverse, oblique, spiral, comminuted, impacted, avulsed, compressed, or depressed.
- Fractures may involve one side or both sides of the bone.
- Fractures can affect a single bone or multiple bones.
Source:Medical Imaging for the Health Care Provider: Practical Radiograph Interpretation· Basic Interpretation of Cervical Spine Radiographs· p. 171–182
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Medical Imaging for the Health Care Provider: Practical Radiograph Interpretation
Campo, Theresa M., DNP, FNP-C, ENP-BC, FAANP
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