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. 2016 Jul 7;2:16001. doi: 10.1038/scsandc.2016.1

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Patient no.3: Male, 73 years old, instable L2 transvertebral fracture and retroperitoneal hematoma after a trivial trauma. Radiographs of the pelvis—old hip arthroplasty (a), and of the lumbar spine (b, c). T2-weighted sagittal MRI, documents the transvertebral fracture (d). Postoperative radiograph (e) after realignment and posterior fusion (T12-L4 spondylodesis with titanium instrumentation and polymethylmethacrylate vertebroplasty). Neurological status: L2 AIS-C paraplegia (at admission) and L2 AIS-D (at discharge).