To explore the imaging features of the earthquake-related injuries

143 patients who survived the earthquake but suffered from the injuries were retrospectively analyzed. All patients underwent X-ray plain film examination

some of whom were performed CT (n=78) and/or MRI (n=19).  Among the 81 cases of limb bone fracture

there were the single-level fracture (n=34)

multiple-level fracture (n=47)

compound fracture (n=6)

and closed fracture (n=75)

dislocation of joint (n=14)

foreign body in soft tissue (n=5)

meniscus of knee joint (n=1)

gaseous gangrene (n=1)

epidural hematoma (n=4)

intracranial hematoma (n=2)

contusion and laceration of brain (n=9)

contusion of kidney (n=2) and contusion of liver (n=1). In the 22 cases of the earthquake-related vertebral injury

there were the vertebral compression fracture (n=20)

vertebral bursting fracture (n=2)

single-level vertebral fracture (n=12)

and multiple-level vertebral fracture (n=10). Among the 31 vertebral bodies of fracture

the fracture of ceruical vertebra

thoracic vertebra

lumbar vertebra and sacral vertebra was found in 3

12

14

2 vertebral bodies

respectively. All of the 30 cases of the earthquake-related thoracic injury were the combined injury

including the fracture of rib (n=18)

thoracic vertebral fracture (n=8)

fracture of shoulder blade (n=3)

fracture of clavicle (n=3)

fracture of sternum (n=1)

soft tissue injury of chest wall (n=5)

contusion of lung (n=5)

hematoma of lung (n=1)

pulmonary infection (n=4)

pneumatothorax and hydropneumothorax (n=6) and pleural effussion (n=1).