Loss of intervertebral disc space (differential)
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Rezaee A, Qureshi P, Skalski M, et al. Loss of intervertebral disc space (differential). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 17 Jan 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-39005
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15 Aug 2015,
Amir Rezaee
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At the time the article was last revised Pir Abdul Ahad Aziz Qureshi had no recorded disclosures.
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- Loss of disc space
- Disc space narrowing
- Loss of intervertebral disc space height
- Loss of intervertebral disc space: differential diagnosis
Loss of intervertebral disc space can be due to a variety of causes:
- degenerative disc disease of the spine: most common cause
- trauma
- discitis
- neuropathic spondyloarthropathy
- dialysis related spondyloarthropathy
- ankylosing spondylitis
- ochronosis
- crystal deposition diseases
- sarcoidosis
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References
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