Fig. 5From: Osteoporotic vertebral fracture misdiagnosed as “normal postoperative phenomenon” in post decompression surgery: a case reportDR 8 weeks postoperatively revealed shortened height of L2 (a-b). CT examination detected a fresh comminuted fracture of L2 vertebral body; the irregular sharp fracture lines (arrow) indicated acute or subacute fracture (c). Transverse images at L4–5 level (d-e) revealed no reherniation of discBack to article page