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The diagnostic and planned surgical procedure was examined initially and again after total spine MRI in patients with persistent and\/or new complaints.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>One hundred and thirty-six patients with AS after trauma were surgically treated. A total of 92 patients with LETs and 12 patients with NETs were included. After initial diagnostics (CT and X-ray) were performed in 15.4% of the patients with LET or NET (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200916), we found occult fractures on MRI scans. In ten of these patients (6 LET, 4 NET) in which a previous decision was made to follow conservative therapy, no fracture indication was found on CT or X-ray. Two fracture heights were observed in six patients who experienced LET. However, on X-ray and CT, the fractures were only visible at one height. 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