Tear drop fracture of lower cervical spine implies:
Correct Answer: Flexion compression fracture of body
Description: Tear drop fracture is caused by combined axial compression and flexion injury. flexion tear drop fracture is a fracture of the antero inferior aspect of a cervical veebral body due to flexion of the spine along with veical axial compression.
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