A member asked:

I fractured my t12 in 2012, ive had back problems from it, now all of a sudden my spine feels sore and tender to touch again, do you know what it is?

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Dr. Mark Weston answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Compression or burst: Tenderness means muscular strain to me your muscles may be having trouble adapting to the new shape of your spine since t12 fracture just 10 degrees of added kyphosis can make there job much harder check with spine specialist to rule out progressive collapse and latent ligamentous damage a flexion extension lateral xray is all thats needed this far out from injury rule out unstable compression frx

Answered 11/23/2017

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