Evaluate for cord compression or cord contusion: fall with L2 fracture. There is mild anterior wedging and bone marrow edema affecting the L2 vertebral body, but no evidence of retropulsion. The spinal cord displays normal signal and morphology. There is no evidence of intraspinal hematoma. The vertebral column alignment remains nearly anatomic. There is no significant spinal canal stenosis. The paravertebral soft tissues are unremarkable.
Mild acute compression fracture of the L2 vertebral body without evidence of spinal cord contusion or intraspinal hematoma.