Burst fracture of cervical spine is due to:: (A) Whiplash injury, (B) Fall of weight on neck, (C) Veical compression injury, (D) Car accident
Answer is C. Jefferson fracture is burst fracture of ring of atlas (C1) veebrae Burst fracture is a veical compression fracture. Whiplash injury-Most cervical spine fractures occur predominantly at two levels - at the level of C2 or at C6 or C7. BURST FRACTURE: