Lumbar spine fractrue
Presentation
Fall from height.
Patient Data
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Trauma Radiology Course Edinburgh June 11 | Melbourne July 9 | Video On-Demand August 1
From the case:
Lumbar spine fractrue
X-ray
Lumbar Spine X-ray
Lateral
Approximately 30% height loss of the L1 vertebral body anteriorly and slight focal kyphosis.
From the case:
Lumbar spine fractrue
CT
Lumbar Spine CT
Sagittal bone window
Two column fracture of the L1 vertebral body involving superior end-plate compression and mild retropulsion of the posterior vertebral body margin. Associated horizontally oriented fracture of the T12 spinous process without obvious widening of the interspinous distance at T12-L1 to suggest posterior ligamentous disruption.
Case Discussion
L1 vertebral burst type fracture and T12 horizontally oriented spinous process fracture.