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Assessing Cervical Stability: A Reminder
Abstract
In patients with a neck injury, the recommendation that positive findings on standard radiographs, or negative findings but a strong clinical suspicion of injury, are indications for computed tomographic (CT) scan, remains current.1 Although CT scanning is invaluable for defining bony injury, its inability to satisfactorily demonstrate the spinal
soft-tissue structures, particularly the ligaments, makes it an unsuitable modality for excluding instability,2 as the following case illustrates.
South African Journal of Radiology Vol. 12 (1) 2008: pp. 6-7
