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Imaging studies in a patient with a distractive flexion injury of the cervical spine. (A) This lateral radiographic view demonstrates anterior subluxation.

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1 Imaging studies in a patient with a distractive flexion injury of the cervical spine. (A) This lateral radiographic view demonstrates anterior subluxation of C5 on C6. (B) The follow-up radiograph shows progression of the subluxation. The patient was treated with a posterior spinal fusion of C5-C6. Source: Chapter 4. Disorders, Diseases, and Injuries of the Spine, Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Orthopedics, 5e Citation: Skinner HB, McMahon PJ. Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Orthopedics, 5e; 2014 Available at: Accessed: October 25, 2017 Copyright © 2017 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved


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