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CTMusculoskeletalConfirmedFRCR 2B
Lumbar burst fracture
Clinical Presentation
A adult patient presents to the Emergency Department following an acute mechanical trauma with severe localised bony pain, deformity, and restricted joint movement.
- 1Distinct cortical disruption, step deformity, loss of anatomical joint congruence, and periarticular soft tissue haematoma without pathological underlying osteolysis.