CT scan (gold standard)
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Diagnosed typically on CT
Isolated transverse process fracture
Penetrating neck trauma
Anterior cervical wedge fracture
Blunt neck trauma
Lumbar burst fracture
Vertebral and carotid artery dissection
Radial styloid fracture
Strangulation