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Bone Case 10

Details on the Request Card

84 year old female with excruciating low back pain after a fall. Lumbar spine and pelvic radiographs show only marked degenerative change.

Procedure

Anterior and posterior images are shown, 3hrs after injection

scan image

Questions

1) Describe the abnormalities
2) What is the underlying diagnosis?
3) Is there an eponym here?
4) Can you explain the plain film findings?

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