Teenager with neck pain who was tackled by caregiver

Neurological
CT of fracture / dislocation of C6 vertebral body with perched facets
Sagittal 2D reconstructions from a CT without contrast of the cervical spine shows the C6 vertebral body displaced anteriorly in relation to the C7 vertebral body (left) and anterior perching of the left inferior C6 facet (middle) and right inferior C6 facet (right) upon the C7 vertebral body.

The diagnosis was fracture / dislocation of the C6 vertebral body with bilateral perched facets.

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