CT of lumbar spine burst fracture

Lumbar spine CT image through L3 (A) shows a comminuted fracture of the vertebral body with retropulsion of a fragment into the spinal canal (arrow). This fracture is not seen on the lumbar spine lateral radiograph (B).

CT: computed tomography.

Reproduced with permission from: Whang PW, Vaccaro AR. Fractures and dislocations of the thoracolumbar spine. In: Rockwood and Green's Fractures in Adults, 7th ed, Bucholz RB, (ed), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2010. Copyright © 2010 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. www.lww.com.

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CT of lumbar spine burst fracture