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Fig. 2A —28-year-old man with shattered lumbar vertebra. Radiograph obtained after abdominal CT scan shows deformity of spine, which suggests compression fractures that are difficult to define. Lateral radiograph could not be obtained because patient became unstable and was transferred to operating room.