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Plain radiogram (a: lateral plain radiogram) showing vertebral collapse at L3. Computed tomogram showing vertebral erosion at L3 and vertebral osteophyte formation together with destructive change, indicating the tendency of bony bridge (b: sagittal, c: coronal). Magnetic resonance image showing destructive and edematous change of L3 vertebral body (d: T1-weighted sagittal image, e: T2-weighted fat saturated sagittal image).
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Plain radiography showed vertebral collapse at L3 with intravertebral instability and vertebral osteophyte (Fig. 1a). Computed tomography (CT) showed a severe erosion and destruction of vertebral endplate and vertebral body with marginal sclerosis on L3 (Fig. 1b, c). Magnetic resonance imaging revealed destructive and edematous change of L3 vertebral body and spinal canal stenosis at L2/3 (Fig. 1d, e). 99mTc-HMDP bony scintigraphy showed abnormally high uptakes in the lumbar, cervical, and thoracic regions of the spine and sternocostoclavicular joint (Fig. 2).
99mTc-HMDP bony scintigraphy showing an abnormally high uptake of lumbar, cervical and thoracic spine and sternocostoclavicular joint.
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Magnetic resonance imaging revealed destructive and edematous change of L3 vertebral body and spinal canal stenosis at L2/3 (Fig. 1d, e). 99mTc-HMDP bony scintigraphy showed abnormally high uptakes in the lumbar, cervical, and thoracic regions of the spine and sternocostoclavicular joint (Fig. 2).
Plain radiogram and computed tomogram showed bony bridge between L2-3 and L3-4 and sclerotic change of L3 vertebrae (a: anteroposterior plain radiogram, b: lateral plain radiogram, c: sagittal computed tomogram, d: coronal computed tomogram).
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One year after surgery, plain radiography and CT showed a bony bridge between L2-3 and L3-4 and sclerotic change of L3 vertebrae (Fig. 3a, b, c, d).