Clay Shovelers Fracture

Image A: Clay shoveler’s fracture of C7. A clay shoveler’s fracture is an avulsion fracture of the spinous process of C7 or T1 which results from a sudden load on a flexed spine. Image B: These are AP (left) and lateral (right) views of a patient with a...

Burst Fracture

Image A: Lateral C-spine plain film of the neck displaying an avulsion of the anterior inferior aspect of the C5 vertebral body with loss of normal lordotic curvature. Image B: Axial CT view showing multiple fractures involving the lamina bilaterally, the right...

Syringomyelia

Image A: T2 weighted MRI Image B: T1 weighted MRI Image C: T1 weighted MRI of another case with upper arrow indicating Chiari malformation. [Courtesy of Dr. W. Montanera]

Idiopathic Syrinx

T2-weighted sagittal MRI image showing a hyperintense signal within the spinal cord. [Courtesy of Dr. J. Spears]

Extradural Spinal Tumour

T1-weighted sagittal MRI showing an extradural mass extending from the posterior aspect of the thoracic vertebra into the spinal cord. [Courtesy of Dr. J. Spears]

Ependymoma

Image A: T2-weighted axial MRI image showing an intradural intramedullary spinal cord lesion occupying most of the spinal canal with displacement of the cord. Image B: T2-weighted sagittal MRI displaying an intradural intramedullary lesion. [Courtesy of Dr....