This axial (cross sectional) CT image of the spine shows the typical appearance of a burst compression fracture where there is a fracture of the anterior and posterior vertebral body with posterior (towards the bottom of the image) displacement of bony fragments into the spinal canal. This is a severe type of injury referred to as an axial loading injury. This is an unstable fracture. The level of fracture is L1 | |
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