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Description	Radiopaedia case ID: 72877 Image ID: 51827692 Image stack position: 3/9 Plane projection: Sagittal Aux modality: T1 Study description: Lumbar spine Modality: MRI System: Trauma Findings: Burst fracture of L3 vertebral body with associated mild pre / paravertebral and epidural hematoma. Retropulsion of fracture fragment is seen. Retropulsed fracture fragment, epidural and paravertebral hematoma are causing moderate compression of spinal canal at L3 level and mild compression of bilateral L2-3 neural foramina. Both transverse processes and spinous process appear intact. Supraspinous ligament, ligamentum flavum appear grossly intact. Subtle possible sprain of interspinous ligament is seen. Interstitial tears of bilateral psoas muscle seen (R > L). Degenerative spondylotic changes are seen.
Date	Published: 19th Dec 2019
Source	https://radiopaedia.org/cases/burst-fracture-lumbar-spine
Author	Utkarsh Kabra
Permission (Permission-reusing-text)	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

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