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Rugger jersey spine

Case contributed by Venkata Ganesh
Diagnosis almost certain

Patient Data

Gender: Male
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Rugger jersey spine

Case Discussion

Rugger-jersey spine describes the prominent subendplate densities at multiple contiguous levels to produce an alternating dense-lucent-dense appearance. This simulates the transverse bands of a rugby jersey.

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