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Lateral compression creates damage similar to that caused by anterior wedge compression. The vertebral body sustains asymmetric collapse on the side of the applied load and tensile failure on the contralateral side. This combination may lead to a chronically unstable and painful deformity that develops into a focal scoliosis.¹
¹Garfin MD, Steven. Orthopaedic Knowledge Update : Spine. Rosemont: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1997.