Ver el código de «Cervical burst fracture»

==Background==
*''For C1 burst fracture, see [[Jefferson fracture]]
*Unstable if:
**Associated neurologic deficits
**Loss of >50% of vertebral body height
**>20 degrees of spinal angulation
**Compromise of >50% of spinal canal
**Axial compression > nucleus pulposus forced into vertebral body

{{Vertebral fractures and dislocations types}}

==Clinical Features==
*Neck pain in the setting of trauma
*Complete or incomplete [[Spinal cord trauma|spinal cord injury]] common

==Differential Diagnosis==
{{Blunt neck trauma DDX}}

==Evaluation==
*Imaging
**Lateral x-ray - Comminuted body and loss of vertebral height
**AP x-ray - Vertical fracture of the body
**Consider MRI - posterior ligament often injured

==Management==
*Prehospital Immobilization see [[EBQ:Prehospital Spine Immobilization|NAEMSP National Guidelines for Spinal Immobilization]]

==Disposition==
*Generally admit

==See Also==
*[[Cervical spine injuries]]

==References==
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[http://www.orthobullets.com/spine/2018/subaxial-cervical-vertebral-body-fractures Orthobullets]

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