Type A injuries may produce only moderate pain. even in the standing position, or
they may be very painful, as in cases of severe burst fractures. Visible gibbus deformity
due to marked wedging of the vertebral body can be observed. No posterior
swelling or subcutaneous hematoma is present due to the absence of relevant injuries
of the posterior elements.
Common radiological findings include widening and loss of vertebral body
height, local kyphotic deformity, shortening of the posterior wall, and increase in the
interpedicle distance. The distance between spinous processes should not (or only