Retrosomatic cleft - L5

Case contributed by Roberto Schubert
Diagnosis certain

Patient Data

Age: 60 years
Gender: Male
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Well demarcated cleft with fine sclerotic margins of the right pedicle in keeping with a retrosomatic cleft.

Case Discussion

Fusion anomaly between the vertebral body and pedicle. Must be differentiated from clefts at the interarticular portion, the posterior arch, and the neurocentral synchondrosis.

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