Diagram Of Vertebral Fracture. A drawings show the grading of wedge vertebral fractures. Many fractures and associated complications including secondary fractures and.
Diagram showing how the normal vertebra is defined in sections posterior column. When a vertebral body fractures the bone squashes down compresses and the usual rectangular shape is permanently altered. The lumbar spine is located in the lower back below the cervical and thoracic sections of the spine.
Fractures may be stable or if there is a risk of damage to the spinal cord unstable.
Diagram showing how the normal vertebra is defined in sections posterior column. When a vertebral body fractures the bone squashes down compresses and the usual rectangular shape is permanently altered. Chapter 119 spinal disorders pathologic vertebral lesions. Atlas injuries occur due to a traumatic axial load and are typically associated with other damage to the upper cervical spine.