Fig. 10

Burst fracture. a Mid-sagittal CT image showing a comminuted fracture of C7 with nearly symmetrical loss of vertebral body height with extension of the fracture to the posterior cortex and retropulsion of fragment from the posterospuerior cortex of C7 (white arrow)—suggestive of a burst fracture. Vertebral body comminution is better seen on axial images as shown in Fig. 9b. b Coronal CT image showing a vertical split fracture of C6 and C7 (black arrows). These fractures are oriented in the sagittal plane, hence best seen on coronal images and highly suggestive of axial loading injury