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Cervical Spine Sprain/Strain Injuries: Multimedia

Author: Gerard A Malanga, MD, Founder and Director, New Jersey Sports Medicine Institute; Director of Pain Management, Overlook Hospital; Director of Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine Fellowship Director, Mountainside Hospital; Clinical Chief, Rehabilitation Medicine and Electrodiagnosis, St Michael's Medical Center; Medical Director, Consultant, Horizon Healthcare Worker's Compensation Services, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Worker's Compensation
Coauthor(s): Michael J Mehnert, MD, Associate Physiatrist, The Rothman Institute; Daniel Kim, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Contributor Information and Disclosures

Updated: Mar 31, 2008

Multimedia

Bony framework of head and neck.
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Media file 1: Bony framework of head and neck.
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Bony framework of head and neck.

Bony framework of head and neck.

Cervical vertebrae, the atlas and the axis.
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Cervical vertebrae, the atlas and the axis.

Cervical vertebrae, the atlas and the axis.

Cervical vertebrae.
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Cervical vertebrae.

Cervical vertebrae.

External craniocervical ligaments.
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External craniocervical ligaments.

External craniocervical ligaments.

Internal craniocervical ligaments.
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Internal craniocervical ligaments.

Internal craniocervical ligaments.

Atlantooccipital junction.
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Atlantooccipital junction.

Atlantooccipital junction.

Lateral view of the muscles of the neck.
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Lateral view of the muscles of the neck.

Lateral view of the muscles of the neck.

Anterior view of the muscles of the neck.
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Anterior view of the muscles of the neck.

Anterior view of the muscles of the neck.

Infrahyoid and suprahyoid muscles.
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Infrahyoid and suprahyoid muscles.

Infrahyoid and suprahyoid muscles.

Scalene and prevertebral muscles.
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Scalene and prevertebral muscles.

Scalene and prevertebral muscles.

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Further Reading

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Keywords

cervical strain, cervical sprain, musculotendinous injury, ligamentous injury, flexion-extension injury, deceleration injury, whiplash, neck pain, neck strain, neck sprain

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Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Gerard A Malanga, MD, Founder and Director, New Jersey Sports Medicine Institute; Director of Pain Management, Overlook Hospital; Director of Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine Fellowship Director, Mountainside Hospital; Clinical Chief, Rehabilitation Medicine and Electrodiagnosis, St Michael's Medical Center; Medical Director, Consultant, Horizon Healthcare Worker's Compensation Services, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Worker's Compensation
Gerard A Malanga, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American College of Sports Medicine, North American Spine Society, and Physiatric Association of Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehabilitation
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Michael J Mehnert, MD, Associate Physiatrist, The Rothman Institute
Michael J Mehnert, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Medical Association, and Physiatric Association of Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehabilitation
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Daniel Kim, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Daniel Kim, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Janos P Ertl, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine; Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wishard hospital
Janos P Ertl, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Association, Hungarian Medical Association of America, and Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Managing Editor

Russell D White, MD, Professor of Medicine, Department of Community and Family Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Truman Medical Center Lakewood
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Jon B Whitehurst, MD, Clinical Instructor of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine; Partner and Executive Board Member, Rockford Orthopedic Associates; Orthopedic Chairman, Rockford Memorial Hospital
Jon B Whitehurst, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, and Arthroscopy Association of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

Sherwin SW Ho, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Section of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Chicago
Sherwin SW Ho, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, and Arthroscopy Association of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

 
 
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