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vertebra plana CHORUS

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Description: "Calve-Kummel-Verneuil disease", "vertebral osteochondrosis" avascular necrosis of vertebral body age: 2-15 years
X-ray:
* uniform collapse of vertebral body into flat thin disc
* increased density of verbra
* neural arches not affected
* disc spaces are normal with normal intervertebral disc space
* intervertebral vacuum cleft sign (pathognomonic)
* no kyphosis
mnemonic: "FETISH"
* fracture
* eosinophilic granuloma
* tumor
* infection
* steroids
* hemangioma

Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Yong Hahn MD
Institution: CHORUS
Primary Subject/Category:

Language: English

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Added: Thu Jan 31 2002
Last Modified: Tue Aug 04 2009

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vertebra plana 4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed by: lak, Sep 10 2006 12:00AM

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