This T2 weighted sagittal (from the side) image of the cervical spine in a subject who was in a high speed motor vehicle collision demonstrates disruption of the atlanto-occipital joint capsules with widening of the joint space (indicated by white arrows). This distractive type of injury results in a physical separation of the upper neck from the base of the skull,usually resulting in death,but occasionally subjects do survive | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Living Art Enterprises |
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