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Preoperative axial computed tomography C5 burst fracture
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A computed tomography (CT) of the cervical spine showed a C5 burst fracture with significant angulation deformity and retropulsion of fragments posteriorly [Figures 1-3].
Preoperative coronal computed tomography of C5 burst fracture
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A computed tomography (CT) of the cervical spine showed a C5 burst fracture with significant angulation deformity and retropulsion of fragments posteriorly [Figures 1-3].
Preoperative sagittal computed tomography of C5 burst fracture
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A computed tomography (CT) of the cervical spine showed a C5 burst fracture with significant angulation deformity and retropulsion of fragments posteriorly [Figures 1-3].
Preoperative sagittal T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of C5 burst fracture
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T2-weighted MRI at C5 showed a C5 burst fracture with spinal cord signal change at C3-C4 [Figure 4].
Postoperative sagittal T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of C5 burst fracture
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This was followed by C4-C6 posterior cervical fusion with Depuy Mountaineer lateral mass screws and autologous iliac crest bone graft [Figure 5].