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Schmorl node CHORUS
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Description: chondrification defects where periosteal vessels penetrate cartilage plates of disc
* Xray:
o concave defects at upper and lower vertebral endplates with sharp margins produced by herniation of disc material
* MRI:
o similar signal intensity as disc
o low signal intensity of rim
o associated with narrow disc space
DDx: "SHOOT"
* Scheuermann disease
* hyperparathyroidism
* osteoporosis
* osteomalacia
* trauma
Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Yong H. Hahn, MD
Institution: CHORUS
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Added: Thu Jan 31 2002
Last Modified: Mon Aug 03 2009