Neck diagnoses

Background

Zones of Neck

Anatomy of neck arteries.

Muscles of the neck (left lateral view).

Muscles of the neck (posterior view).

Differential Diagnosis

• Penetrating neck trauma

Neck pain

• Musculoskeletal
• Torticollis
• Dystonic reaction
• Cervical spondylosis
• Cervical stenosis
• Cancer
• Epidural abscess
• Vertebral osteomyelitis
• Transverse myelitis
• Temporal arteritis
• Epidural hematoma (anticoagulation, hemophilia)
• Cervical disk herniation
• Blunt neck trauma
• Anterior horn disease
• Cervical fractures and dislocations
• Cervical radiculopathy

Vertebral fractures and dislocations types

Vertebral anatomy.

Numbering order of vertebrae.

• Cervical fractures and dislocations
  • Atlanto-occipital dissociation
  • C1
    • Jefferson fracture
    • C1 isolated anterior arch fracture
    • C1 isolated posterior arch fracture
  • C2
    • Odontoid fracture
    • Hangman's fracture
  • C3-C7
    • Cervical burst fracture
    • Cervical spinous process fracture
    • Extension cervical teardrop fracture
    • Flexion cervical teardrop fracture
    • Anterior cervical wedge fracture
  • Cervical facet dislocation
  • Isolated transverse process fracture
• Thoracic and lumbar fractures and dislocations
  • Chance fracture
  • Thoracic burst fracture
  • Lumbar burst fracture
  • Isolated transverse process fracture
  • Thoracic and lumbar compression fractures

Neck Trauma

• Penetrating neck trauma
• Blunt neck trauma
  • Vertebral and carotid artery dissection
  • Strangulation
  • Whiplash injury
• Cervical injury
  • Cervical fractures and dislocations
  • Cervical injury (peds)
  • Cervical spine clearance
• Neurogenic shock
• Spinal cord injury

Evaluation

Plain films lines

• C-Spine (Canadian Rule)
• C-Spine (NEXUS)

See Also

• Diagnoses by Body Part (Main)