Neck diagnoses

Background

Zones of Neck

Anatomy of neck arteries.

Muscles of the neck (left lateral view).

Muscles of the neck (posterior view).

Posterior view of the position and relation of the esophagus in the cervical region and in the posterior mediastinum.

Infrahyoid deep neck spaces

Neck anatomy at the level of the tongue.

Midline neck anatomy on lateral view.

Differential Diagnosis

• Penetrating neck trauma

Neck pain

• Musculoskeletal
• Torticollis
• Dystonic reaction
• Cervical spondylosis
• Cervical stenosis
• Cancer
• Epidural abscess
• Vertebral osteomyelitis
• Transverse myelitis
• Temporal arteritis
• Epidural hematoma (anticoagulation, hemophilia)
• Cervical disk herniation
• Blunt neck trauma
• Anterior horn disease
• Cervical fractures and dislocations
• Cervical radiculopathy

Vertebral fractures and dislocations types

Vertebral anatomy.

Numbering order of vertebrae.

• Cervical fractures and dislocations
  • Atlanto-occipital dissociation
  • C1
    • Jefferson fracture
    • C1 isolated anterior arch fracture
    • C1 isolated posterior arch fracture
  • C2
    • Odontoid fracture
    • Hangman's fracture
  • C3-C7
    • Cervical burst fracture
    • Cervical spinous process fracture
    • Extension cervical teardrop fracture
    • Flexion cervical teardrop fracture
    • Anterior cervical wedge fracture
  • Cervical facet dislocation
  • Isolated transverse process fracture
• Thoracic and lumbar fractures and dislocations
  • Chance fracture
  • Thoracic burst fracture
  • Lumbar burst fracture
  • Isolated transverse process fracture
  • Thoracic and lumbar compression fractures

Neck Trauma

• Penetrating neck trauma
• Blunt neck trauma
  • Vertebral and carotid artery dissection
  • Strangulation
  • Whiplash injury
• Cervical injury
  • Cervical fractures and dislocations
  • Cervical injury (peds)
  • Cervical spine clearance
• Neurogenic shock
• Spinal cord injury

Evaluation

Plain films lines

• C-Spine (Canadian Rule)
• C-Spine (NEXUS)

See Also

• Diagnoses by Body Part (Main)