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From: Minimally displaced unilateral facet fracture of cervical spine can lead to spinal cord injury: a report of two cases

Fig. 3

Magnetic resonance imaging using a sagittal short T1 inversion recovery (STIR) sequence and b axial T2 weighted image at C5/6 at re-admission shows disc injury and spinal cord compression by a posterior epidural mass accompanied by an intramedullary signal intensity change at this level. Prevertebral soft-tissue edema, injury of the interspinous ligament, and a narrowed canal also are evident. There is no flow void in right vertebral artery on axial T2 weighted image, suggesting vertebral artery injury

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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