Three columns of the thoracolumbar spine

Reproduced with permission from: Jankowitz BT, Welch WC, Donaldson III WF. Injuries to the spinal cord and spinal column. In: The Trauma Manual, 3rd ed, Peitzman AB (Ed), et al, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2007. Copyright © 2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. www.lww.com.