1 MCQs in Orthopedics for NEET PG
A 48-year-old man with a 20-year history of ankylosing spondylitis presents to the emergency department following a fall from standing height. He reports severe neck pain and bilateral lower limb weakness with loss of bowel and bladder control. Plain radiographs show a hyperextension injury at C5-C6 with anterior longitudinal ligament disruption. MRI reveals cord compression and central cord syndrome pattern of injury. Which of the following best explains the disproportionate severity of neurological injury in this patient compared to the degree of radiological displacement?
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