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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).
Immediate surgery is required for type 3 injuries to stabilize the C2/C3 facet joint. Traumatic spondylolisthesis of the axis, also known as hangman's fracture, is one of the most common cervical spine fractures encountered in the trauma setting. The injury involves fractures through the pars interarticularis of C2 bilaterally.