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Cervical/Thoracic Pathology

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Clay Shoveler's Fracture   Fracture resulting from hyperflexion of the neck resulting in avulsion fractures on the spinous processes of C6 thru T1  
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Compression Fracture   Collapse of a vertebral body. Can result in severe Kyphosis. Anterior edge collapses changing the Body into a wedge instead of a block. Lateral Projection  
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Hangmans Fracture   Extends thru pedicles of C2 w/ or w/o subluxation of C2 upon C3. Neck hyperextends. Lateral Projection  
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Jefferson Fracture   Produced by landing on one's head or abruptly on one's feet. Anterior and posterior arches of C1 are fractured. AP open mouth & LAT c-spine  
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Odontoid Fracture   Involves the Dens & can extend into the lateral masses/arches of C1. AP open mouth projection  
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Teardrop Burst Fracture   Compression w/hyperflexion in cervical region. Body is comminuted w/triangular fragments from the anteroinferior border & fragments from the posterior body displaced into the spinal canal. Neurological damage (quadriplegia). CT, AP,LAT c-spine  
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Facets-unilateral subluxations & bilateral locks   Zygopophyseal joints in cervical region disrupted during trauma.1 Zygo.joint may be out of alignment.Radiographically "bow tie". Both rt. & lft. zygo.joints on the same level can be disrupted creating bilateral locked facets.Body "jumped" over Body.AP,LAT  
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Herniated Nucleus Pulposus (HNP)   Inner part of intervertebral disk protrudes thru fibrous cartilage outer layer (annulus) into spinal canal."Slipped disk". Myelography traditionaly used; now MRI.  
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Kyphosis   Abnormal/exaggerated convex curvature of T-Spine. LAT projection  
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Lordosis   Normal concave curvature of L-Spine & an abnormal/exaggerated concave lumbar curvature. LAT projection  
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Scoliosis   Abnormal/exaggerated lateral curvature of spine.  
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Osteoarthritis   degeneration fo one or many joints. Changes include bony sclerosis, degeneration of cartilage, & formation of osteophytes.  
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Osteoporosis (-)   Loss of bone mass. increases w/age,immobilization,long-term steriod therapy,& menopause. Bone densitometry.  
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Scheuermann's Disease   Begins during adolescence. Abnormal spinal curvature of kyphosis & scoliosis.  
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Ankylosing Spondylitis   Results in stiffness and paraspinal calcification.  
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Transitional Vertebra   When the vertebra takes on a characteristic of the adjacent region of the spine. Mostly in lumbosacral region resulting in englarged transverse processes. Projects from C7.  
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