Fractures and
Dislocations: Burst Fractures
Burst Fractures:
Stable
These
have the
same
mechanism as a Jefferson Fracture but are located at C3 to C7. Comminuted
fractures with variable retropulsion of posterior fracture fragments are common.
Typically, the C-spine is straight and alignment of posterior elements is
normal.
Injury
to spinal cord (due to displacement of posterior fragments) is common.
These
fractures are ideally evaluated by
CT
scanning.
The left film shows a C5 Burst Fracture. The right film is a magnified view
of the C5 fracture.
This CT image demonstrates the C5 Burst Fracture.
This section written by:
LCDR Ron Boucher, MC, USN
LT Hugh McSwain, MC, USN
With some assistance from:
CDR Michael Puckett, MC, USN
ENS Robert Post, MC, USNR
|
|
Approved for public release;
Distribution is unlimited.
The listing of any non-Federal product in this CD is not an endorsement of the
product itself, but simply an acknowledgement of the source.
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Department of the Navy
2300 E Street NW
Washington, D.C
20372-5300 |
Operational Medicine
Health Care in Military Settings
CAPT Michael John Hughey, MC, USNR
NAVMED P-5139
January 1, 2001 |
United States Special Operations
Command
7701 Tampa Point Blvd.
MacDill AFB, Florida
33621-5323 |
*This web version is provided by
The Brookside Associates Medical Education Division. It contains
original contents from the official US Navy NAVMED P-5139, but has been
reformatted for web access and includes advertising and links that were not
present in the original version. This web version has not been approved by the
Department of the Navy or the Department of Defense. The presence of any
advertising on these pages does not constitute an endorsement of that product or
service by either the US Department of Defense or the Brookside Associates. The
Brookside Associates is a private organization, not affiliated with the United
States Department of Defense.
Contact Us · · Other
Brookside Products
|
|
Operational Medicine 2001
Contents
|
|
