L-spine - Insufficiency fractures - Lateral
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L-spine - Insufficiency fractures - Lateral
- There are depressed endplates at multiple levels
- These 'insufficiency' fractures are common in individuals with osteoporosis
- Note the low bone density
L-spine - Anterior column fractures - Lateral
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L-spine - Anterior column fractures - Lateral
- Some lumbar spine fractures are subtle and result only in minor loss of vertebral body height
- Always compare the height of a vertebral body with that of the levels above and below a suspected fracture
L-spine - Transverse process fracture - AP
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L-spine - Transverse process fracture - AP
- Fractures of the transverse processes are often very subtle