What you are about to see, you cannot see with any other diagnostic imaging tool. The major cervical ligaments that are commonly damaged from a whiplash injury are as follows:

Anterior Longitudinal Ligament

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This is a demonstration of a sub-failure or stretching of an anterior longitudinal ligament. There is a retrolisthesis of C5 on C6.

Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

This is a demonstration of a sub-failure or stretching of a posterior longitudinal ligament. There is a anterolisthesis of C4 on C5.

Capsular Ligament

This is a demonstration of a sub-failure or stretching of a capsular ligament. There is facet gapping of C6 – C7. 

Interspinous Ligament

This is a demonstration of a sub-failure or stretching of an interspinous ligament. There is an increased separation of the spinous processes at C4-C5 and C5-C6.

Transverse Ligament

This is a demonstration of a sub-failure or stretching of a transverse ligament. There is an anterior translation of C1 on C2 creating an increase in the atlanto-dental interspace (ADI).

Alar Ligament

This is a demonstration of a sub-failure or stretching of the alar ligament showing an overhang of the lateral mass of C1 bilaterally.

Accessory Ligament

This is a demonstration of a sub-failure or stretching of the accessory ligament. There are changes at the para-odontoid space bilaterally.