SPINAL TRAUMA

In the workup of patients suffering from spinal trauma the radiologist is eager to make a proper diagnosis asking only for few additional ex aminations. This can be done by a functional and biomechanical approac h in reading standard radiographs. With the knowledge of the kind of i njury expected the whole extent of posttraumatic changes in the spine can be delineated exactly. The goal is to make a diagnosis that answer s questions of stability so the traumatologist can be aided in therapy .