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(A) L1 vertebra anterior cortex buckling (arrow) and Grade 2 SQ-VD (anterior height loss approximately 38%). There is no endplate fracture observed for this vertebra; (B) T7 vertebra Grade 2 SQ-VD with upper endplate fracture and anterior cortex buckling (arrow). Note that the layered appearance of T8 upper endplate does not suggest fracture (see Figure 2).
SQ-VD = semiquantitative vertebral deformity.
