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Fig. 10

From: MDCT and MRI evaluation of cervical spine trauma

Fig. 10

Type III odontoid fracture. (a) Axial MDCT image demonstrates a fracture extending from the right base of the odontoid process to the left anterior margin of the body of C2 (white arrows). (b) Coronal MDCT image in a different patient shows similar fractures with an oblique path (white arrows). (c) Sagittal STIR image in another patient demonstrates severe displacement of the C2 fragments as well as disruption of the posterior longitudinal ligament (black arrow) and posterior ligamentous complex (black asterisk)

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