Fish vertebra
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Fish vertebra, also known as codfish vertebra, describes the biconcave appearance of vertebrae (especially lumbar vertebrae).
Pathology
Aetiology
- bone mineral density disorders
- anaemias
- sickle cell disease: caution required as more usually an H-shaped vertebra
- hereditary spherocytosis
- thalassaemia major (rarely)
- homocystinuria
History and etymology
The term fish vertebrae is attributed to Fuller Albright (1900-1969), American endocrinologist. In 1941, he used the term to describe the likeness of the biconcave shape of the human vertebrae to the biconcave shape of fish vertebrae; although the species was unspecified. In 1948, Fuller Albright and Edward Reifenstein(1908-1975), an American endocrinologist, provided images of codfish vertebra to illustrate the deformation of vertebral bodies seen in postmenopausal osteoporosis 5, hence the term codfish vertebrae 6.
See also
-<p><strong>Fish vertebra</strong>, also known as <strong>codfish vertebra</strong>, describes the biconcave appearance of vertebrae (especially lumbar vertebrae).</p><h4>Pathology</h4><h5>Aetiology</h5><ul>-<li>bone mineral density disorders<ul>-<li><a href="/articles/osteoporosis">osteoporosis</a></li>-<li>-<a href="/articles/osteomalacia">osteomalacia</a> <sup>6</sup>-</li>-<li><a href="/articles/renal-osteodystrophy">renal osteodystrophy</a></li>-<li><a href="/articles/osteogenesis-imperfecta-1">osteogenesis imperfecta</a></li>-</ul>-</li>-<li>anaemias<ul>-<li>-<a href="/articles/sickle-cell-disease">sickle cell disease</a>: caution required as more usually an <a href="/articles/h-shaped-vertebra">H-shaped vertebra</a>-</li>-<li><a href="/articles/hereditary-spherocytosis">hereditary spherocytosis</a></li>-<li><a href="/articles/thalassaemia">thalassaemia major</a> (rarely)</li>-</ul>-</li>-<li><a href="/articles/homocystinuria">homocystinuria</a></li>- +<p><strong>Fish vertebra</strong>, also known as <strong>codfish vertebra</strong>, describes the biconcave appearance of vertebrae (especially lumbar vertebrae).</p><h4>Pathology</h4><h5>Aetiology</h5><ul>
- +<li>bone mineral density disorders<ul>
- +<li><a href="/articles/osteoporosis">osteoporosis</a></li>
- +<li>
- +<a href="/articles/osteomalacia">osteomalacia</a> <sup>6</sup>
- +</li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/renal-osteodystrophy">renal osteodystrophy</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/osteogenesis-imperfecta-1">osteogenesis imperfecta</a></li>
- +</ul>
- +</li>
- +<li>anaemias<ul>
- +<li>
- +<a href="/articles/sickle-cell-disease">sickle cell disease</a>: caution required as more usually an <a href="/articles/h-shaped-vertebra">H-shaped vertebra</a>
- +</li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/hereditary-spherocytosis">hereditary spherocytosis</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/thalassaemia">thalassaemia major</a> (rarely)</li>
- +</ul>
- +</li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/homocystinuria">homocystinuria</a></li>
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