Empty vertebral body sign

Empty vertebral body sign is a radiological sign used for diagnosing any injury with flexion-distraction mechanism of the vertebrae, particularly Chance fracture of the vertebrae.^[1]^[2] In Chance fracture, there is disruption and angulation superiorly or inferiorly of posterior elements of the vertebrae. As a result, the affected vertebral body is seen as radiolucent in the anterio-posterior view.^[3]

References[]

^ ABC of Imaging in Trauma. New York, NY. 2010. ISBN 978-1-444-32720-5.
^ Bernstein, Mark P.; Mirvis, Stuart E.; Shanmuganathan, K. (1 October 2006). "Chance-Type Fractures of the Thoracolumbar Spine: Imaging Analysis in 53 Patients". American Journal of Roentgenology. 187 (4): 859–868. doi:10.2214/AJR.05.0145. ISSN 0361-803X. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
^ Khurana, Bharti; Sheehan, Scott E.; Sodickson, Aaron; Bono, Christopher M.; Harris, Mitchel B. (1 November 2013). "Traumatic Thoracolumbar Spine Injuries: What the Spine Surgeon Wants to Know". RadioGraphics. 33 (7): 2031–2046. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

[1] ABC of Imaging in Trauma. New York, NY. 2010. ISBN 978-1-444-32720-5.

[2] Bernstein, Mark P.; Mirvis, Stuart E.; Shanmuganathan, K. (1 October 2006). "Chance-Type Fractures of the Thoracolumbar Spine: Imaging Analysis in 53 Patients". American Journal of Roentgenology. 187 (4): 859–868. doi:10.2214/AJR.05.0145. ISSN 0361-803X. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

[3] Khurana, Bharti; Sheehan, Scott E.; Sodickson, Aaron; Bono, Christopher M.; Harris, Mitchel B. (1 November 2013). "Traumatic Thoracolumbar Spine Injuries: What the Spine Surgeon Wants to Know". RadioGraphics. 33 (7): 2031–2046. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

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