X-ray of the cervical spine

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Author: Mikael Häggström [notes 1]

Basic screening

Incongruencies

Vertebral lines.

Check:

  • Vertebral lines
  • Distances between vertebrae, and between spinous processes

Incongruencies indicate mainly cervical fracture, spondylolisthesis or ligament injury.

Normal anatomy

Diseases and presentations

Notes

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