Lumbar spine trauma. A 35-year-old man presented to the emergency department after a motor vehicle accident. He complained of back pain without paresthesias or weakness of his lower extremities. Axial CT image demonstrates a compression fracture of the upper lumbar spine. Note the comminuted fracture pattern.

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