Utilizing a Cortical Bone Trajectory Pedicle Screw for Lumbar Flexion-Distraction Injury

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Preoperative computed tomography (CT) of the lumbar spine. (a) Left parasagittal CT showing an L2 fracture involving the vertebral body and extending through the pedicle posteriorly. (b) 3D-CTs from the left lateral view and (c) posterior view show that the fracture consists of horizontal splitting from the vertebra, through the left pedicle and transverse process, and reaching to the mid-upper neural arch.

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