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In this chapter, we will describe upper cervical spine injury (atlanto-occipital dislocation, atlas fracture, atlantoaxial rotatory fixation, odontoid process fracture, and hangman’s fracture) and lower cervical spine injury (flexion injury, flexion–rotation injury, extension injury, and vertical compression injury). We also include spinal cord contusion and intraspinal hemorrhage (epidural, subdural, and subarachnoid).
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Kang, H.S., Lee, J.W., Kwon, J.W. (2014). Cervical Trauma. In: Radiology Illustrated: Spine. Radiology Illustrated. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35629-2_9
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