T-spine - Compression fracture - Lateral
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T-spine - Compression fracture - Lateral
- There is loss of height of a thoracic spine vertebral body indicating a compression injury
- Without reference to the clinical history it is often not possible to accurately age compression fractures
- The bones appear of low density but the diagnosis of osteoporosis cannot be made formally on the basis of X-rays alone
T-spine - Compression fracture - Lateral
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T-spine - Compression fracture - Lateral
- There is a compression fracture with severe loss of vertebral body height and increased kyphosis
- This injury was the result of a fall from height. The bones are of normal density
T-spine - Subtle compression fractures - Lateral
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T-spine - Subtle compression fractures - Lateral
- There is loss of height of two contiguous thoracic vertebral bodies
- Always compare the height of a vertebral body with that of the levels above and below a suspected fracture