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Could an l4 compression fracture be mistaken for an avulsion? do they look alike on xray?
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Not really: Compression of body of vertebra with flattening or decreased height is compression fracture. Avulsion fracture is when piece of bone ripped off body of bone. Compression fractures often related to osteoporosis, trauma, and sometimes tumor.
Answered 7/9/2014
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