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A 54-year-old man developed back pain after a mild trauma. Plain X-rays of the lumbar spine (a) show a slight loss of height with anterior wedging of L2. Non-contrast CT scan with sagittal reformatted images (b) reveals a fracture of the upper endplate of L2, as well a subchondral fracture extending to the anterior wall of the vertebral body
