Tower vertebrae
Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 18 Jun 2021
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Citation:
St-Amant M, Bell D, Feger J, et al. Tower vertebrae. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 18 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-26031
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Article created:
24 Nov 2013,
Maxime St-Amant ◉
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Last revised:
18 Jun 2021,
Daniel J Bell ◉
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Synonyms:
- Tower vertebra
Tower vertebrae are a rare manifestation of sickle cell disease, in which short infarcted vertebrae are seen adjacent to other abnormally grown in height vertebrae.
See also
References
- 1. Marlow TJ, Brunson CY, Jackson S et-al. "Tower vertebra": a new observation in sickle cell disease. Skeletal Radiol. 1998;27 (4): 195-8. Pubmed citation
- 2. Meyer CA, Vagal AS, Seaman D. Put your back into it: pathologic conditions of the spine at chest CT. Radiographics. 2011;31 (5): 1425-41. Radiographics (full text) - doi:10.1148/rg.315105229 - Pubmed citation
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