tear drop fracture
avulsion of anterioinferior corner of cervical vertebral body by
anterior ligament
- most severe and unstable injury of the C-spine
- often the result of diving into shallow water
- may be secondary to hyperflexion or hyperextension
- typically at C2
see: cervical spine fractures
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