Spine radiographs
Posterior view• (+) healed abrasion scars • (+) step off deformity at level of T12. posterior displacement of the inferior segment• (-) obvious lateral displacement• (-) open wounds and ulcers• (-) Tenderness on palpation
Lateral view
(+) gross deformity of the thorax, step of deformity
Abdomen is scaphoid
ASIA Classification
• A – complete: no motor and sensory function preserved in sacral segments s4 s5
• B – incomplete: sensory but no motor function preserved below the level of lesion and includes s4 and s5
• C – incomplete: motor preserved with more than half of the key muscles less than 3/5
• D – incomplete: motor preserved with atlest half with grade of atleast 3 or more
• E - normal: sensory and motor functions intact
AP thoracolubar spineDecreased height of T 12
Lateral viewFracture of the T12Anteroposterior displacement and overlap of T 12 over L1
CT scan sagittal reconstruction
CT scan sagital reconstruction
CT scan coronal reconstruction
CT: Axial
Fracture of the vertebral body, facets and pediclesDouble body sign indicating displacement
CT: Axial