MSK

Question 1

Fracture of C1 vertebral body or Splitting of the bony ring of C1

Answer 1

jefferson fracture

• blow on top of the head or when object falls directly on the apex of the skull

Question 2

Fracture of C6 or C7. Disruption of SUPRASPINOUS LIGAMENTS pulling the spinous process and avulsing it

Answer 2

CLAY SHOVELER’s fracture

• can occur at any of the LOWER CERVICAL PROCESSES

Question 3

Fracture of the POSTERIOR ELEMENTS of C2, displacement of C2 body anterior to C3. It is caused by HYPEREXTENSION OR DISTRACTION (hitting one’s head on a dashboard). Fracture of the UPPER CERVICAL SPINE.

Answer 3

HANGMAN’s FRACTURE