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A study on traumatic injuries involving CVJ: Radiological study

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A study on traumatic injuries involving CVJ: Radiological study

Abstract

As with other transitional regions of the spine, CVJ is highly susceptible to injury. This region’s vulnerability to injury is particularly high because of the large lever-arm induced rostrally by the cranium and the relative freedom of movement of the craniocervical junction, which relies disproportionately on ligamentous structures rather than on intrinsic bony stability. Patients with a clinical suspicion of CVJ ABNORMALITIES were evaluated by CT and Magnetic Resonance Imaging during the course of the study. No selection bias was exercised in terms of patients' age, sex and pathology. Imaging characteristics of radiological modalities like CT and MRI were recorded. Final diagnosis was also noted. The results was analyzed and studied. In our study the most common injury was odontoid fracture(90%) which is followed by fracture of Atlas with an incidence of 20%. In our study the most common odontoid fracture was Type II with 55.55% followed by type III (22.2%).

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