Spinal fractures

Last revised by Dai Roberts on 27 Dec 2021

Spinal fractures are usually the result of significant trauma to a normally formed skeleton or the result of trauma to a weakened spinal column. Examples include:

Further information about specific fractures can be found by anatomic site:

Differential diagnoses

These may mimic a fracture

See also

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