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case_images: (a) A sagittal computed tomography scan of the cervical spine shows an acute anterior wedge compression fracture at C6 with associated C5-6 disc space collapse and endplate destruction. Kyphotic alignment and chronic C3-4 anterolisthesis are noted. (b) An axial computed tomography scan of the cervical spine at the C5-6 disc space level shows endplate destruction.
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case_images: The cervical computed tomography scan showed an acute anterior wedge compression fracture at C6, causing focal kyphosis, with associated C5-6 disc space collapse and endplate destruction concerning possible osteomyelitis/discitis [Figure 1].
case_images: (a) Sagittal T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the cervical spine with contrast showing avid homogenous enhancement of the C5-6 vertebral bodies and disc space, ventral epidural space, and posterior soft tissues from C2-C6. (b) Axial T1-weighted MRI of the cervical spine with contrast at the C5-6 disc space level, showing ventral epidural enhancement and severe spinal canal stenosis.
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case_images: The magnetic resonance imaging with contrast showed marked enhancement of the C5-6 vertebral bodies and disc space, ventral epidural space, and posterior soft tissues [Figure 2].