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Magnetic resonance imaging scan of the cervical spine shows the posteriorly displaced proximal odontoid fragment impinging on the canal resulting in cord compression and the intact relationship between the anterior arch of C1 and the odontoid process (the yellow arrow at the top shows the posteriorly displaced proximal odontoid fragment).
