MVA and ligaments

[Miracoli]

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A 36-year-old male presents to the ED with severe neck pain from a whiplash injury sustained when his car was struck from behind. Radiographic studies reveal trauma to the ligament lying on the anterior surface of the cervical vertebral bodies. Which ligament is this?
A. Anterior longitudinal
B. Ligamentum flavum
C. Nuchal
D. Posterior longitudinal
E. Transverse

 

[NeuroLAX]

Anterior longitudinal from hyperextension. Getting hit from behind means your trunk is moving forward and your neck is hyperextended, placing a great amount of stress on your anterior longitudinal ligament.