What Does The Cervical X Ray Report Indicate?

Posted on Fri, 14 Nov 2014

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Fri, 14 Nov 2014 Answered on

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Question : can you tell me what this means on a cervical x-ray?

2 mm movement at C3-4, C4-5, and C5-6 levels with 1 mm movement at C6-7 with flexion/extension

Answered by Dr. Dr. Erion Spaho (26 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
There is cervical listhesis.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I had gone through your question and understand your concerns.

These findings on x-Ray correspond to subluxation(partial dislocation) of your cervical column. Causes include trauma, vertebral degenerative disease etc. You need additional MRI imaging of your cervical spine and accurate neurologic examination to determine damages degree.

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