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FIGURE 112.29 Examples of cervical compression injuries A: Teardrop fracture This patient sustained a whiplash injury with resultant flexion injury A typical flexion teardrop fracture is demonstrated at An increased interspinous distance and an associated avulsion fracture of the posterior elements of C5 are demonstrated at B: Anterior C6 vertebral wedge fracture (arrow ) C: Burst fracture of C4 vertebral body (arrow ) (A : Reprinted with permission from Swischuk L Emergency Radiology of the Acutely Ill or Injured Child 2nd ed Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins; 1986:674.)