Whiplash injury is caused due to –
Correct Answer: Acute hyperextension of the spine
Description: Whiplash injury results from acute hyperextension of the cervical spine in the region of C4-C6 vertebrae.
Note: Both hyperflexion and hyperextension (i.e. flexion followed by hyperextension) are involved in the mechanism of whiplash injury. But it is hyperextension which causes damage to the spinal cord.
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