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Lateral MRI images of the spinal cord at the cervical level (a) and the lumbar level (b). The spinal injuries are indicated with white arrows.
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A Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI) demonstrated spinal cord oedema at the level of the second cervical vertebra (C2) (Figure 1(a)) as well as spinal cord injury with oedema from the level of the 10th thoracic vertebra till the first lumbar vertebra (T10-L1) (Figure 1(b)).
Lateral (a) and anteroposterior (b) radiographs of the lumbar spine after decompression of the spinal cord and fusion of second and third vertebral bodies (L2-L3).
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After the MRI was performed, the patient underwent decompression of the spinal cord and fusion of the second and third vertebral bodies (L2-L3) (Figure 2).