Diagnosis: Unilateral facet fracture
Average Case-Specific Score: 3.46 / 5
Answer Key
| Case-Specific Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| Acute fracture | Yes |
| Traumatic malalignment | Yes |
| Spondylolisthesis | Yes |
| Facet joint malalignment | Yes |
| Does this case require a phone call to the ordering physician? | Yes |
| User | Case Specific Score | Preliminary Report |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Gerwe | 0 |
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| Evan King | 0 |
Swelling in the posterior upper cervical ST with possible Nuchal ligement injury |
| jessica.miller.1 | 0 |
No fracture. Degenerative changes with Grade 1 anterolisthesis of C6 on C7. Prevertebral space widening. |
| Samantha.Jayasinghe | 0 |
C6 upon C7 anterolithesis. There is prevertebral edema at C6-T1. Finding are concerning for Discitis. |
| test10 | 0 |
Test |
| Deepanshu Singh | 0 |
no acute |
| jgerras | 0 |
No acute process. |
| nicolas.garza | 0 |
no acute abnormality of the cervical spine. |
| vivian.huang | 0 |
Grade 1 anterolisthesis of C6 on C7. Multilevel degenerative changes of the cervical spine. |
| brian-grieve | 0 |
No Acute findings. Small calcified right thyroid nodule. |
| Kyle Pazzo | 0 |
Scattered degenerative changes. No acute fracture or traumatic malalignment. |
| Ishmael Raheem | 0 |
Normal |
| sbhupathy | 1 |
Acute nondisplaced avulsion fracture of the inferior endplate of C3. |
| nicholas.guys | 1 |
FINDINGS: There is a mildly displaced fracture of the left lateral mass of C6. No evidence of unstable spinal fractures or involvement of the spinal canal. Moderate multilevel degenerative changes of the spine. The partially visualized mastoid air cells are clear. The soft tissues are unremarkable. IMPRESSION: Mildly displaced fracture of the left lateral mass of C6. No other acute findings. |
| coleman.breland | 1 |
Acute nondisplaced fracture of the LEFT lateral mass of C1. No malalignment. No prevertebral edema. Multilevel degenerative changes to the cervical spine. |
| ava.mirtsching | 1 |
Widening of C6-C7 interspinous space with acute fracture of C6 inferior facet and prominent prevertebral soft tissue swelling at this level. Suspicious for hyperflexion injury. Anterolisthesis of C6 on C7. |
| jennifer.j.huang | 1 |
Acute minimally displaced fracture of the lateral mass of C6. |
| Jessica Burris | 1 |
low cs sp and vb fxs |
| diogojorge.vidalsilva | 1 |
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| Gibson Klapthor | 1 |
acute fx through L pars interarticularis of C6. |
| emily.haas | 2 |
cortical irregularity involving the C6 left transverse process, concerning for minimally displaced fracture. |
| jarred.todd | 2 |
Articular facet fx |
| joseph.hoang | 2 |
Skull base fx |
| Jordan Aikens | 2 |
Old t1 fx. Left AO widening MRI |
| mamiraul@wakehealth.edu | 2 |
Age indeterminate of the left C6 inferior articular facet. |
| katcheso@wakehealth.edu | 2 |
right 1st rib fx with associated c7 r transverse process fx, which extends through the right c6-c7 facet joint with minimal offset but no perched or jumped facet. calc nodule within right thyroid lobe intracranial athero |
| saribind | 2 |
Query acute T1 compression fracture |
| Achintya Patel | 2 |
Acute fractures of the bilateral first ribs. No pneumothorax. |
| Susana Bracewell | 3 |
Perched facet on the right at C7 with focal prevertebral edema. Recommend MRI to assess for associated ligamentous injury. |
| bryan-bozung | 3 |
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| matthew.smith | 3 |
subluxed facet, calcified left carotid bulb |
| westbera@musc.edu | 3 |
perch |
| maryam.mian | 3 |
grade 1 anterolistheisis of C6 on C7. Acute traumatic herniation of the C6-C7 disk resulting in severe central canal and spinal canal stenosis. Epidural hematoma is difficult to exclude on this noncontrasted CT. Recommend MRI/neurosurgery consult. |
| Adam Petraglia | 3 |
1. Anterolisthesis of C6-C7 measuring x mm with b/l perchered facets at this level without associated fracture. Findings suggesting of posterior ligamentous complex injury. No prevertebral swelling. Consider MRI for further evaluation. |
| Collin Innis | 4 |
Perched facet with acute fracture of the C6 facet. |
| Michael.Hornick | 4 |
Perched facets |
| jyoon5 | 4 |
possible fracture at the right superior endplate of T1, facet fracture at C6 with overlapping facets |
| William.parkinson | 4 |
c spine fx with perched facet |
| atom | 4 |
There is asymmetric widening of the left aspect of the atlantoocipital joint. There is anterolisthesis of C6 on C7. |
| Geeth Kondaveeti | 4 |
Perched facet at the left C6-7 facet. T1 acute compression deformity |
| Keng Moua | 4 |
Acute mildly displaced fracture of the left C5 lateral mass with widening of the C5-C6 interspinous distance concerning for ligamentous injury. Recommend MRI. |
| Wilson Ford | 4 |
Asymmetric widening of the C6-C7 facet joint which is concerning for facet capsular injury. Recommend further evaluation with MRI to evaluate for associated ligamentous injuries. Additionally there is mild anterolisthesis of C6 on C7. No acute fracture. No high grade canal stenosis. |
| Ayca-dundar | 4 |
bl perched C6 inf facets, C6 L inf art facet mildly displaced fx. |
| Robert Janiszewski | 4 |
acute minimally displaced fracture of the left C6 inferior articular process teardrop fracture of the anterior superior endplate of c7 anterolisthesis c6-c7 may be posttraumatic given adjacent fractures. prevertebral swelling c7-t1 findings concerning for unstable 3 column equivalent injury. Recommend MRI to evaluate for ligamentous injury |
| abby-reutzel | 4 |
Acute fracture through the C5 lamia with anterior dislocation of the C5 facet joint relative to C6. |
| cdwilson | 4 |
Perched C6-C7 facet joint with mildly displaced fracture of the left C6 inferior articular process. Splaying of the spinous processes at C6-C7, concerning for ligamentous injury. Slight anterolisthesis of C6 on C7. Asymmetric widening of the left atlantoaxial joint concerning for ligamentous injury. Recommend MR spine for further evaluation. |
| Jacob Gilchrist | 4 |
Acute occipital, right first rib, c6 right inferior articulate facet fractures |
| ajthomps@wakehealth.edu | 4 |
Anterolisthesis of C5 on C6 measuring X mm. Acute fracture of C6 left transverse process. Multilevel degenerative disc disease, most pronounced and moderate at C4-C5 and C5-C6. Multilevel neural foraminal narrowing up to moderate stenosis, most pronounced at C4-C5 and C5-C6 on the left. |
| caleb.duggan | 4 |
perched facet of the left C6-C7 joint with a minimally displaced acute fracture of the C6 portion of the facet joint. |
| cameron.henry | 4 |
Grade 1 c6 on c7 antereolithsis |
| oladapo.r.adeniran | 4 |
Acute fracture and facet joint malalignment of C6. |
| danielle.c.mihora.1 | 4 |
facet malalignment |
| blair.lowery | 4 |
acute facet fracture c6-7. |
| mborten | 4 |
Perched C6 on C7 facets with bilateral superior articulating facet fracture. Age indeterminate superior anterior vertebral body fracture of C6 (teardrop fx) favored acute. No evidence of epidural hematoma. Recommend MRI to further assess for cord injury. |
| kbolger@wakehealth.edu | 4 |
right perched facets of C6-C7 with associated fracture of the right inferior articular process of C6. |
| jennifer.lindsey.1 | 4 |
C7 perched facet with C6 on C7 anterolisthesis. |
| ppolamra@wakehealth.edu | 5 |
well ossified fragment anterior to c7 may represent fx through osteophyte, c5-6 anterolisthesis, jumped left facet c5-c6. |
| Chris Roberts | 5 |
Acute unstable flexion injury the C6-C7 with traumatic mild anterolithesis of C6 on C7, superior endplate corner fracture of C7, perched left (my pea brain needs a localizer) C6 facet with associated facet fracture, and widened C6-C7 interspinous process interval. Adjacent prevertebral edema. MRI could further evaluate extent of ligamentous injury or for injury to the cord. |
| kevin.mclean | 5 |
Jumped facet c6-c7 with grade 1 anterolisthesis. C6 spinous process fracture |
| platterm@wakehealth.edu | 5 |
Fracture of the C6 of superior articular process and widening of that associated facet joint. There is x mm of anterolisthesis of C6 on C7. No prevertebral edema. Degenerative changes throughout the cervical spine. |
| heather.stefek | 5 |
Several acute fractures including left laminar fractures at C7 and T2, right pedicle fracture at C7, right transverse process fracture at C6 and bilateral first rib fractures. Fracture of T1 and T2 vertebral bodies. Retrolisthesis of C7 on C6 and malalignment of facet joints. |
| Katherine Johnson | 5 |
Nondisplaced fracture of the left C6 facet with extension into the C6-C7 facet joint. Perched left C6 facet. Minimal anterolisthesis of C6 on C7, which may be degenerative verses traumatic in nature. |
| Louis Leon | 5 |
C6 fractured and perched facet |
| twcowan@wakehealth.edu | 5 |
Perched facets bilaterally at C6/C7 |
| Dana Vissing | 5 |
Fracture-dislocation of left C5-C6 facet with traumatic anterolisthesis. Fractures include: Minimally displaced C6 anterior superior endplate fracture. No significant height loss. Left pars fracture with association anterior subluxation of C5-C6 facet. Anterolistehsis produces mild stenosis on canal. No evidence of hemorrhage. |
| Brooks Rodibaugh | 5 |
Acute fracture of the left C6 inferior articulating process with associated perched facet joint, grade 1 anterolisthes of C6 on C7, and widening of the space between C6 and C7 spinous process, concerning for ligamentous injury. MRI could further evalaute. Fractures of the anterior inferior aspect of C6 vert body and anterior superior aspect of C7 vert body. |
| ayearwood | 5 |
Perched right facet joint |
| Rachel Speakman | 5 |
Focal acute flexion/distraction injury at C6/C7 resulting in mild anterolisthesis, splaying of the spinous processes, and perched left facet joint at these levels. Recommend MRI to evaluate extend of ligamentous injury and possible spinal cord injury. Resulting acute, minimally displaced coronal fracture through the spinous process of C6 and the superior articulating facet of C7. Additional remote-appearing corner fractures versus osteophytes of C7 vertebral body. Mild to moderate degenerative changes. Intracranial atherosclerosis. |
| Emma Baker | 5 |
Circumferential epidural hematoma extending from C1-C4. Recommend urgent neurosurgical consultation and CTA of the neck. |
| thomas.wong | 5 |
slipped facet acute anterolisthesis |
| dmsylves@wakehealth.edu | 5 |
Splaying of spinous processes at C6-C7. Bilateral facet joint displacement at C6-C7. Query acute nondisplaced fracture of anterosuperior aspect of C7. Anterolisthesis measuring X at C6-C7. Question epidural hematoma at this level. Rec MRI for evaluation of likely ligamentous injury. |
| kai.wang | 5 |
c6-c7 perched facet and fracture with minimal c6-c7 anteriolitstheis. |
| erica.emmons | 5 |
Grade 1 anterolisthesis of C6 on C7. 3 column fracture. Unstable. Prevertebral soft tissue swelling. |
| brandon.e.pye.mil | 5 |
fx |
| Kevin Reger | 5 |
Acute superior end plate compression fracture of C6 with extension into the (right?) C6 superior facet. There is overlying prevertebral edema. |
| jowhite | 5 |
Anterior height loss at C5 and to a lesser degree at C6, concerning for age indeterminate compression fractures. Asymmetric widening of the left atlantoaxial joint consistent with ligamentous injury. MRI could further assess. Anterolisthesis of C6 on C7 with bilateral perched facets at that level. There is associated fracture of bilateral inferior articular processes at C6. Right first rib fracture. Mild prevertebral edema. |
| abond@wakehealth.edu | 5 |
Acute mildly displaced fracture of the left C6 inferior articular facet with associated perched C6-C7 facet joint on the left. There is associated widening of the C6-C7 interspinous distance, as well as mild anterolisthesis of C6 on C7. These findings raise concern for associated ligamentous injury, and cervical spine MRI is recommended for further assessment. Findings in conjunction with posterior disc osteophyte complex at C6-C7 likely result in a mild degree of canal narrowing, with evaluation for mass effect on the cord precluded by imaging artifact in the lower cervical spine. Multilevel disc space narrowing and degenerative endplate changes most pronounced at C6-7 and C7-T1. |
| Erik Larsen | 5 |
Anterolisthesis of C6 on C7 with facet joint space widening concerning for acute ligamentous injury. then region of hyperattenuation ventral to the cord at C6-C7 is concerning for acute epidural hematoma. Significant soft tissue hematoma posterior to the C2-C6 spinous processes is concerning for ligamentous injury. MRI is reccomended for further evaluation. Acute right first rib fracture. |
| Justin Little | 5 |
Acute fracture of the left C6 inferior articulating facet, which malalignment of the left C7 superior articulating facet, perched on C6. |
| Benjamin Daniel | 5 |
-Left C6 inferior articulating facet fracture with impaction and partial perching of the facet joint |
| Nanditha Guruvaiah Sridhara | 5 |
Grade 1 Anterolisthesis of C6 on c7 with perched left facet joint and acute minimally displaced fractures of the left c6 inf articular process. |
| Hayden Barrett | 5 |
Acute fracture of the left C6 facet with associated traumatic anterolithesis of c6 on c7 (measurement). Perched left C6 facet. Moderate neural foraminal stenosis at the left C6 site with an associated disk bulge. No significant canal stenosis. Acute minimally displaced fracture at the base of the left posterior clinoid, without extension into nearby foramen. The left antantoaxial interval is mildly widened. Multilevel degenerative changes throughout the imaged spine. |
| Zack Williams | 5 |
Actue minimally displaced fracture of the left C6-C7 articular pillar with a perched facet at this location. |
| shelby.k.frantz | 5 |
C6-C7 jumped facet fracture with grade 1 anterolisthesis of C6 on C7. Slight retropulsion of C7 vertebral body into spinal canal with likely small epidural hematoma. |
| Jessica Hinaman | 5 |
Acute nondisplaced fracture of the c6 facet. Perched facet joint of C6 on C7 with _ mm anterolithesis of c6 on c7. Malalignment at this level results in at least moderate canal stenosis. Recommend MRI for further evaluation for injury of the ligaments and spinal cord. |
| jaime fields | 5 |
Acute traumatic anterolisthesis of C6 on C7 with a perched left facet joint at that level. Minimally displaced fracture of the left C6 inferior articular process. No severe canal stenosis. |
| nkdomeisen | 5 |
Perched left C6 on C7 facet with fracture of the C6 inferior articulating facet. |
| Madison Crank | 5 |
Prevertebral edema at the level of C5-C6. Hypoattenuating collection anterior to the hypopharynx. Longitudinally oriented minimally displaced fracture of midline C1 anterior arch. Fracture of spinous process of C6 and perched facet. Traumatic grade 1 anterolisthesis of C6 on C7. Widening of interspinous distance at C6-C7. Fractured anterior bridging osteophyte of C6-C7. No spinal canal compression. Partially imaged superior endplate compression deformity of T1. Recommend dedicated CT t-spine for further evaluation. Recommend MRI to assess spinal canal involvement and characterize ligamentous injury. Pervertebral edema at level of C5-C6 and hypoattenuating collection anterior to the hypopharynx. Mild multilevel cervical spondylosis, most advanced and moderate at C6-C7 and C7-T1. |

