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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) shows (B) the twelfth thoracic vertebra (T12) Kummell disease and no obvious compression on the spinal cord. Hyperflexion lateral MRI demonstrates (A) an obvious compression. Hyperextension lateral MRI reveals (C) height restoration of the T12 vertebra and no compression.
