Vanishing vertebrae

Last revised by Owen Kang on 4 Jun 2016

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

St-Amant M, Kang O, Goel A, et al. Vanishing vertebrae. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-26032

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-26032

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/26032

rID:

26032

Article created:

24 Nov 2013, Maxime St-Amant ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Maxime St-Amant had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

4 Jun 2016, Owen Kang

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Owen Kang had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

4 times, by 4 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Spine, Haematology

Tags:

spine

Synonyms:

Vanishing of vertebrae
Vanished vertebrae
Vanishing of vertebra
Vertebral vanishing

Vanishing vertebrae is a rare ischemic manifestation of sickle cell disease, in which a completely infarcted vertebral body literally disappears or vanishes, as a result of infarction. In the few reported cases, the posterior elements remain intact.