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. 2018 Sep-Oct;52(5):489–500. doi: 10.4103/ortho.IJOrtho_607_17

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Diagrammatic representation of lateral cervical spine radiograph showing standard four curvilinear alignment lines: Anterior vertebral body line (1), posterior vertebral body line (2), spinolaminar line (3) and tips of spinous process (4). Any disruption of these lines should lead to suspicion of a possible fracture and need for further imaging