Preferred Label : widened disk space sign;
RADLEX synonyms : widened interspinous distance sign;
Definition : One cervical intervertebral disk space appears larger than others on a lateral radiograph.
Suggests cervical hyperextension injury. //Distance between two cervical spinous processes
is unusually large on a supine frontal radiograph. Suggests anterior cervical dislocation
at the level of the widened space.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35704;
Associated condition(s)
One cervical intervertebral disk space appears larger than others on a lateral radiograph.
Suggests cervical hyperextension injury. //Distance between two cervical spinous processes
is unusually large on a supine frontal radiograph. Suggests anterior cervical dislocation
at the level of the widened space.
