Talk:Burst fracture
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First sentence: "A burst fracture is a type of traumatic spinal injury ..."
Not all burst fractures are traumatic. If there is underlying disease of the bone (osteop0rosis, neoplasia) burst fractures can occur spontaneously without trauma. osteoporotic burst fracture Loupe (talk) 15:36, 18 May 2012 (UTC)