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World J Radiol. Sep 28, 2015; 7(9): 253-265
Published online Sep 28, 2015. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v7.i9.253
Published online Sep 28, 2015. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v7.i9.253
Table 7 Check-list of findings to be reported on computed tomography[32]
| Injury morphology |
| Primary injury pattern (compression, burst, translation, flexion-distraction) |
| Basic morphologic description of lesion |
| Vertebral height loss (approximate percentage) |
| Retropulsion with central spinal canal narrowing (approximate percentage) |
| Other contiguous or noncontiguous injuries |
| Degree of kyphosis |
| PLC injury predictors |
| Facet joint widening |
| Interspinous distance widening |
| Spinous process avulsion fracture |
| Vertebral body subluxation or dislocation |
- Citation: Gamanagatti S, Rathinam D, Rangarajan K, Kumar A, Farooque K, Sharma V. Imaging evaluation of traumatic thoracolumbar spine injuries: Radiological review. World J Radiol 2015; 7(9): 253-265
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