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Fig. 2

From: MDCT and MRI evaluation of cervical spine trauma

Fig. 2

Illustration of a lateral view of the upper cervical spine depicts the three-column model. The anterior column (purple shaded) includes the anterior longitudinal ligament, anterior half of the vertebral body and disc, and anterior annulus fibrosus. The middle column (pink shaded) includes the posterior half of the vertebral body and disc, and the posterior longitudinal ligament. The posterior column (blue shaded) consists of the pedicles, lamina, and spinous processes as well as the ligamentum flavum, interspinous, and supraspinous ligaments

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