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Hodler J, Kubik-Huch RA, von Schulthess GK, editors. Musculoskeletal Diseases 2021-2024: Diagnostic Imaging [Internet]. Cham (CH): Springer; 2021. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-71281-5_13

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Fig. 13.10. A 28-year-old male with spinal injury after falling downstairs while intoxicated.

Fig. 13.10

A 28-year-old male with spinal injury after falling downstairs while intoxicated. The lateral radiograph (a) shows a mild superior endplate compression fracture of L1 with anterior cortical disruption and minimal height loss. Note the sclerosis below the superior endplate. The L4 vertebral body shows a burst fracture with height loss extending to the posterior vertebral margin. Sagittal CT (b) shows the fractures well and demonstrates a large rotated fragment of retropulsed bone within the spinal canal at L4. Axial CT (c) at L4 shows comminution of the vertebral body and a large fragment encroaching on the canal and neural elements. There is a sagittal split fracture through the posterior arch

From: Chapter 13, Spine Trauma

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