"A rigid spine can alter the management in the setting of spinal fractures and is recognised as a modifier in the AO Spine classification system 1,2. Delayed diagnosis of spinal fracture is common, which may be in part due to low or no impact mechanism reducing clinical suspicion, distant fracture from the region of rigidity, osteoporotic bone, and difficulty visualising through obscuring degenerative change, overlapping anatomy, or/and metalware 1."
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"Clinical importance"
"A rigid spine can alter the management in the setting of spinal fractures and is recognised as a modifier in the AO Spine classification system 1,2. Delayed diagnosis of spinal fracture is common, which may be in part due to low or no impact mechanism reducing clinical suspicion, distant fracture from the region of rigidity, osteoporotic bone, and difficulty visualising through obscuring degenerative change, overlapping anatomy, or/and metalware 1."