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BOW TIE SIGN [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A sign of a unilateral locked facet of the cervical spine, due to a flexion-rotation injury. On the lateral view the facet joints at the level of the injury rotate: while the vertebrae below the lesion are in true lateral projection, the vertebrae above are seen obliquely. This results in a bow tie appearance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Signe observé dans une luxation cervicale avec accrochage unilatéral des facettes articulaires, résultant d'un traumatisme en hyperflexion associée à une rotation. Sur un cliché de profil, les facettes articulaires sont en rotation : alors que les vertèbres sous la lésion sont vues dans un profil strict, les vertèbres au-dessus de la lésion sont vues de trois quarts. Les masses latérales de la vertèbre luxée présentent alors un aspect en nœud de papillon.

Spanish

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