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Chest X-ray demonstrating progression of effusion.
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A repeat chest X-ray showed a progression of the right-sided effusion with an unchanged small left-sided effusion [Fig. 1].
CT imaging demonstrating burst fracture of L1 vertebra.
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CT imaging of the chest, abdomen and pelvis revealed no evidence of malignancy, an acute left sided pulmonary embolus, and a multisegment fracture of the anterior two-thirds of the L1 vertebra with no posterior column involvement and a small associated paravertebral mass [Fig. 2].