colour enhanced x-ray of a lateral view of the cervical spine in a patient who had previously undergone a surgical neck fusion utilizing a metallic plate and fixation screws. The patient fell and this resulted in a fracture through the metallic plate. This break is seen towards the lower aspect of the metallic plate. The metallic fusion plate is applied to the front of the cervical vertebral bodies (the square shaped part of the vertebrae in the front). The plate is screwed into the bone at the desired levels for fusion (to hold these segments together as one unit) | |
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