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Fig. 2 | BMC Surgery

Fig. 2

From: Clinical efficacy and therapeutic value of delayed surgery in patients with symptomatic old thoracolumbar fractures

Fig. 2

A 61-year-old female patient with back pain, AO type B burst fracture of Lumbar 1, and ASIA grade B paralysis due to fall injury. The preoperative anteroposterior X-ray view a and lateral X-ray view b showed the collapsed, burst and wedge-shaped L1 vertebra. The interpedicular distance was widened and the pedicle was deformed. The preoperative coronal CT c and axial CT d showed the decreased height of the vertebral body, the longitudinal fissure, vacuum phenomenon, and spinal canal space occupyed by burst fracture fragment. The 2nd day postoperative anteroposterior e and lateral X-ray f view showed a good position of the instrumentation, well reduced L1 vertebra with good sagittal alignment and height. The Sagittal CT image g showed the height of the vertebral body has been expanded and restored. Axial CT image h showed fracture fragment was reduced with good restore of the spinal canal

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