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Reverse Hamburger Bun Sign

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Reverse Hamburger Bun Sign
A term referring to the inverted appearance of facet joints on CT and MRI in facet joint dislocation, which the authors who first described the sign likened to a reversal of the orientation of hamburger bun halves to each other, which contrasts to the hamburger bun sign which corresponds to normal facet joints


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[FIGURE 1 OMITTED] [FIGURE 2 OMITTED] [FIGURE 3 OMITTED] [FIGURE 4 OMITTED] Dinner Hamburger bun and reverse hamburger bun signs The "hamburger bun sign" (Figure 7) refers to the normal relationship between the superior and inferior articular facets of the cervical vertebrae, as seen on axial computed tomographic (CT) images.
 
 
 
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