Keywords: pseudotrauma, spine development, spine variants. Injuries to the spinal column are common in patients who sustain blunt trauma, and up to 15% of such patients will have a fracture of the thoracolumbar spine [1]. Radiography and CT are the mainstays for the initial evaluation of these patients. Anatomic variations are common, and many variants may be mistaken for acute spinal injury. Knowledge of the normal ossification patterns of the spine and the appearance of these variants will help prevent an incorrect diagnosis.
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