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Vertebral Fracture
Definition 1
Traumatic or pathological injury to the spine in which the continuity of a vertebral bone is broken. Symptoms include back pain and difficulty bending and twisting. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A finding of traumatic injury to the spine in which the continuity of a vertebral bone is broken. (NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
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