March 2005 Radiology Quiz

Answers due by March 31st, 2005

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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'

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