Fig. 5
Fig. 5
Axial CT reconstruction of the L5 vertebral body from patient 5, who may have had an adverse outcome related to a VB-SF. Postoperative axial CT showing the VB-SF (A). Axial CT scan 10 days postoperatively, immediately after an accident with extreme vertical and rotational loading of the spine (B). One should note the fracture separation and the anterior wedge of bone that has been extruded. Axial CT scan 4 weeks after injury showing anterior healing or fragment migration with posterior fracture persistence (C). Axial CT scan 8 months after injury showing continued anterior fracture healing with sclerosis around the posterior portion of the fracture, which remains open (D).
