Level I → Emergency Radiology

Vertebral Fractures (799)


Description
Self assessment

Aurelio Cosentino (ESOR scholar 2018)

Learning objectives:
• to gain an appreciation of the eponymous names and different classifications of vertebral fractures
• to understand the different mechanisms of injury that result in vertebral fracture and be attentive of frequently associated injuries
• to describe the imaging appearances of vertebral fractures and their associated soft tissue injuries
• to differentiate between benign and malignant vertebral compression fracture
Content
  • Vertebral Fractures
  • References
  • Question 1-5
  • Question 6-10
  • Questions 11-15
  • Question 13: Supplementary material
  • Short cases
  • Short case 1
  • Short case 1: Supplementary material
  • Short case 2
  • Short case 2: Supplementary material
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed