Tear drop fracture of lower cervical spine implies:: (A) Wedge compression fracture, (B) Axial compression fractures, (C) Flexion-rotation injury with fractures of anterior body, (D) Flexion compression fracture of body
Answer is D. Tear drop fracture is caused by combined axial compression and flexion injury. flexion tear drop fracture is a fracture of the antero inferior aspect of a cervical veebral body due to flexion of the spine along with veical axial compression.