case_images: PMC11011958_01
case_images: Coronal CT scan image showing the extensive syndesmophytes (arrows) along the thoracic spine and the fractured vertebra (black star).
case_images: jbsr-108-1-3564-g1.jpg
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case_images: F1
case_images: The thoracic CT scan showed multiple bilateral rib fractures as well as a bamboo spine appearance compatible with ankylosing spondylitis (Figure 1).
case_images: Coronal CT-scan image showing the fractured syndesmophytes (arrows) alongside a partial avulsion of the inferior endplate (black arrow) of T12 corresponding to the cortical defect (dotted arrow).
case_images: jbsr-108-1-3564-g2.jpg
case_images: PMC11011958_01_jbsr-108-1-3564-g2.jpg
case_images: F2
case_images: Further examination revealed a slightly displaced, unstable, Chance fracture of the 12th thoracic vertebra (Figures 2 and 3).
case_images: Sagittal CT-scan image showing a partial avulsion of the inferior endplate (arrow) of T12 (black star), which has remained attached to L1, along with the slightly hyperdense disc (white star). There is a diastasis between the anterior parts of the vertebral bodies (black dotted arrows) compared to the posterior part.
case_images: jbsr-108-1-3564-g3.jpg
case_images: PMC11011958_01_jbsr-108-1-3564-g3.jpg
case_images: F3
case_images: Further examination revealed a slightly displaced, unstable, Chance fracture of the 12th thoracic vertebra (Figures 2 and 3).