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Schmorl node

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis certain

Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

mri

T2 sagittal image of the lumbar spine showing a large Schmorl node through the superior endplate of L1.

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