This is a lateral projection of the skull of a patient with a history of right leg weakness after a fall. Notice the fracture of the left parietal bone.
Image A: Axial CT displaying a perched facet. Image B: Coronal reconstruction of CT displaying a perched facet. Image C: Sagittal reconstruction of CT displaying a perched facet. [Courtesy of Dr. J. Spears]
Image A: Non-united type 2 odontoid fracture (left) and odontoid view (right). Image B: Odontoid view. Examine the dens for fracture.
Axial CT (left) with a right “naked” facet. This CT shows a normal articulating surface with both facets facing each other on the left and a jumped facet on the right. Sagittal CT (right) showing a jumped facet. [Courtesy of Dr. J. Spears]
Hangman’s fracture of C2. Bilateral fractures of the pedicles of C2.
