"empty vertebral body sign: can be seen on an AP radiograph and results from the vertical separation of the posterior elements displacing the spinous processes or spinous process fracture fragments of the vertebral body on the AP projection"
"empty vertebral body sign: can be seen on an AP radiograph and results from the vertical separation of the posterior elements displacing the spinous processes or spinous process fracture fragments of the vertebral body on the AP projection"
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"Mechanism"
"Associations"
"There is a high incidence of associated intra-abdominal injuries (especially the pancreas, duodenum, and abdominal aorta) that can result in increased morbidity and mortality. Associated intra-abdominal injuries appear to be more common in the paediatric age group with an incidence approaching 50%."