Your question is very non-specific. What ligaments are torn? You have a list of ligaments such as ALL, PLL, annulus, capsule, interspinous, supraspinous and ligamentum flavum. Compression fractures depend upon how compressed they are, malalignment (kyphosis), splits (sagittal and coronal) and lysthesis (slips). Is there any neurological injury or just local pain? Is there narrowing in the central canal or foramen or even vertebral artery foramen? What do the flexion/extension X-rays demonstrate?
Dr. Corenman
