Seen in lateral views in plain x-ray films, the spine shows a compression fracture. The vertebral body shows the classic wedge deformity, with greater loss of height anteriorly than posteriorly and intact pedicles in the anteroposterior view.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ Brant W, Helms C. Fundamentals of Diagnostic Radiology. pp. 302. 

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