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 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-26031
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24 Nov 2013,
Maxime St-Amant ◉
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18 Jun 2021,
Daniel J Bell ◉
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- 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.
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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
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