Vertebra plana (mnemonic)

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 14 Jun 2020

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Citation:

Niknejad M, Bell D, Kang O, et al. Vertebra plana (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 12 Jun 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-22307

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-22307

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/22307?iframe=true

rID:

22307

Article created:

25 Mar 2013, Mohammad Taghi Niknejad ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Mohammad Taghi Niknejad had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

14 Jun 2020, Daniel J Bell ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

12 times, by 8 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal, Spine

Sections:

Mnemonics

Tags:

cases

Synonyms:

IMELT (mnemonic)
FETISH (mnemonic)

Mnemonics to remember the causes of vertebra plana include:

I MELT
FETISH

Mnemonics

I MELT

FETISH

F: fracture (trauma)
E: eosinophilic granuloma
T: tumor (e.g. metastases, myeloma, leukemia)
I: infection
S: steroids (avascular necrosis)
H: hemangioma

Vertebra plana (mnemonic)

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Mnemonics

I MELT

FETISH

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