Cervical Spine Fracture With Vertebral Artery Dissection.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 51-year-old man presented to a direct-access physical therapy clinic with persistent neck pain for 5 days after a fall in shallow water while surfing. Based on "dangerous mechanism of injury" from the Canadian cervical spine rule as being a high risk factor, the physical therapist ordered radiographs of the cervical spine, which were suggestive of a more serious injury. Computed tomography suggested and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed vertebral artery dissection. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2016;46(10):929. doi:10.2519/jospt.2016.0416.
Medical subject headings
- Cervical Vertebrae
- Spinal Fractures
- Vertebral Artery Dissection
Anatomy
- cervical spine