Compression fracture of a lumbar vertebra. Coloured frontal (left) and lateral (right) X-rays of the vertebral column of a 47-year-old woman with mult

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Compression fracture of a lumbar vertebra. Coloured frontal (left) and lateral (right) X-rays of the vertebral column of a 47-year-old woman with multiple injuries. The compression fracture is to the L1 vertebra, which is highlighted at upper centre. Due to its collapse, this vertebra is smaller and appears wedge-shaped in the lateral view when compared to the normal surrounding vertebrae.

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