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FIGURE 112.29 Examples of cervical compression injuries. A: Teardrop fracture. This patient
sustained a whiplash injury with resultant flexion injury. A typical flexion teardrop fracture is
demonstrated at 1 . An increased interspinous distance and an associated avulsion fracture of the
posterior elements of C5 are demonstrated at 2 . B: Anterior C6 vertebral wedge fracture (arrow
). C: Burst fracture of C4 vertebral body (arrow ). (A : Reprinted with permission from
Swischuk L. Emergency Radiology of the Acutely Ill or Injured Child . 2nd ed. Baltimore, MD:
Williams & Wilkins; 1986:674.)