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The radiological assessment of injuries to the atlanto-axial-occipital complex (C1 and C2 vertebrae)

Department of Emergency Medicine, Chase Farm Hospital, The Ridgeway, Enfield, Middlesex EN2 8JL, UK, libra19542003{at}yahoo.co.uk

Alex Clayton-Jolly

Department of Radiology, Chase Farm Hospital, The Ridgeway, Enfield, Middlesex EN2 8JL, UK

David Mbamalu

Department of Emergency Medicine, Chase Farm Hospital, The Ridgeway, Enfield, Middlesex EN2 8JL, UK

Upper cervical spine injuries are a source of diagnostic difficulty. While CT scanning is being used more widely in assessing the cervical spine, especially in unconscious patients, plain film radiology remains an important first point of assessment in the UK in less dramatic situations. We summarise relevant literature on plain film radiology of the upper cervical spine, and make some suggestions for structured evaluation of films under review.

Key Words: cervical spine • plain film radiology • atlas • axis • odontoid process • atlanto-axial joint

Trauma, Vol. 10, No. 4, 231-238 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1460408608096703


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