Lumbar spine trauma. Lateral view of the lumbar spine demonstrates a compression fracture (arrow). Because the patient's pain was of recent onset, the fracture was considered to be acute. The loss of vertebral body height is less than 50%. The patient was considered to be a good candidate for treatment with vertebroplasty.

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