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Compression fractures of the spine usually occur at the bottom part of the thoracic spine (T11 and T12) and the first vertebra of the lumbar spine (L1).Compression fractures of the spine generally occur from too much pressure on the vertebral body.ompression fractures of the spine usually occur at the bottom part of the thoracic spine (T11 and T12) and the first vertebra of the lumbar spine (L1).
Axial T2-weighted MRI image in a patient with a burst fracture injury to the upper lumbar spine. The posterior margin of the vertebral endplate has been displaced into the spinal canal (arrow). Cerebrospinal fluid is seen as bright signal anterior to the conus and upper cauda equina.umbar spine trauma. Axial CT images of an L2 compression burst fracture after posterior fusion with pedicle screws (yellow arrow) joined by a posterior bar (white arrow). The pedicle screws should be entirely within the bone of the body and pedicle of the vertebral bodies.