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Trauma Surgery: Reading a cervical spine x-ray

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Here we go through the basic principles of reading a 'cervical spine' x-ray for a patient who may have a potential cervical spine injury; which is actually composed of 3 views namely the lateral, anterior-posterior and the open mouth view.
17 Dec 2025 English South Africa Education · Natural Sciences

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