Are upright lateral cervical radiographs in the obtunded trauma patient useful? A retrospective study

Table 1 Upright Lateral Cervical Radiographs (ULCR) Interpreted As Abnormal

ULCR	Plain Radiographs	CT	MRI	Angiogram
Soft tissue swelling	Normal		Normal
Atlantoaxial joint injury	Atlantoaxial joint injury		Atlantoaxial joint injury
C3/4 4 mm subluxation	Normal		Normal
C7 Body fracture		C7 body fracture	C7 body fracture	Grade II right vertebral artery injury
C6/7 Facet fracture	C7 body fracture	C7 body fracture	C7 body fracture	Normal
C7 Facet fracture	Normal thru C7	C7 Facet fracture		Normal
C 5/6,6/7 1–2 mm subluxation		C5 Spinous process, lamina fractures

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