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An overlap of this spinal anomaly with other diseases has been reported. However, to the authors\u2019 knowledge, the coexistence of butterfly vertebrae and spinal cord injury has not been reported in the literature.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A 42-year-old male was admitted to our emergency department after a motor vehicle accident. His complaint was back pain, and he was unable to move both lower limbs. Upon physical examination, the patient was not ambulatory. Sensory examination revealed the absence of sensation below the T12 level. The strength of the bilateral lower limbs was grade 0. The patient received a radiographic evaluation. The initial diagnosis was T11 fracture with complete paraplegia of the lower limbs. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was then performed. Sagittal MRI demonstrated an isointense lesion on T1-weighted imaging and a high-signal spindle-like lesion on T2-weighted imaging of the spinal cord adjacent to the T11 vertebra. The fat-suppressed sequence also revealed hyperintensities of the cord. There was no evidence of acute injury of the T11 vertebral body except for cuneiform anterior wedging. The patient was ultimately diagnosed with complete paraplegia with a T11 butterfly vertebra. He underwent urgent posterior decompressive and fixation surgery from T10 to T12. His postoperative recovery was uneventful.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The coexistence of a butterfly vertebra with spinal cord injury was reported for the first time. 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