X-RAY
EVALUATION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE
FINDINGS: Views
of the cervical spine shows loss of the usual cervical lordosis. The vertebral body heights and disc spaces
appear normally maintained and oblique films fail to demonstrate any
significant encroachment upon the neuroforamina, though there may be some
posterior osteophyte formation seen at C5-C6 and a cervical MRI may be of
further diagnostic value in better defining this questioned defect.
Flexion and extension views show
no evidence of subluxation. The
retropharyngeal and retrotracheal air space appears to be normal and soft
tissues are otherwise normal.
IMPRESSION:
1. Loss of the usual cervical lordosis consistent with muscle
spasm.
2. Questioned osteophyte encroachment upon
the neuroforamina at C5-C6 and a cervical MRI is recommended for further
evaluation.
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