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Preoperative sagittal magnetic resonance image (STIR sequence) of the lumbar spine showing edema of multiple vertebral bodies.
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Radiographs showed multiple compression fractures in the thoracic and lumbar regions, and high signal on the STIR sequence of an MRI was observed at levels Th8-12, L1, and L3 (see also Figure 1).
Postoperative anteroposterior (a) and lateral (b) radiographs of the spine.
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Postoperative sagittal magnetic resonance image of the spine 3 months after surgery, showing increased signal and signs of slight recollapsing, especially in the thoracolumbar transition on the STIR sequence.
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The MRI revealed small hyperintense signals at levels T11 and T12, indicating the possibility of slight recollapsing (see also Figure 3).