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March 2010 Radiology Quiz
Answers due by April 1st, 2010
                                                                                                                                    

This patient is a 60 year old male who presents to the emergency department with the chief complaint of "a refrigerator fell from a fork lift and hit me in the head." The patient is only complaining of laceration to the top of his head. The following radiographs were taken.

Questions:

1. Describe what you see?

2. Classify the following cervical spine injuries by mechanism of injury and stability:

  Injury                                                 Mechanism                            Stability

 Bilateral facet dislocation

 Simple Wedge fracture

 Clay shoveler's fx 

 Flexion Teardrop fx    

 Odontoid fracture

 Jefferson burst fx 

 Extension teardrop fx

 Hangman's Fx 

 Unilateral facet dislocation 

3. How would you manage this patient?

Trivia:  Can you unscramble the artist and title of this album?
                                           'PIANO SLUM - CANDLE RAG'

                                         Answer: 

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