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Review Question - QID 3793

Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures TREATMENT Nonoperative QID: 3793 (SBQ12SP.95)
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QID 3793 (Type "3793" in App Search)
A 42-year-old carpenter sustains a 10 foot fall from a ladder and sustains a fracture at L1. On imaging there is fracture extension into the posterior vertebral body and a widened interpedicular distance. Magnetic resonance imaging shows the posterior ligamentous complex is intact. Which of the following statements is true regarding this injury pattern?

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