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Fig. 3 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Fig. 3

From: Correction loss following short-segment posterior fixation for traumatic thoracolumbar burst fractures related to endplate and intervertebral disc destruction

Fig. 3

A 39-year-old woman with L2 burst fracture (AO A3). CT (A) and MRI (B) showed severe damage of the cranial endplate and infraction of the disc into the vertebral body (TIDL grade 3). The fractured vertebra was reduced after surgery (C). At follow up, fractured vertebra showed bony union, however disruption of the vertebral endplate and degeneration of intervertebral disc resulted in correction loss and breakage of the pedicle screw (D, E). Panel E shows residual endplate deformity

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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