Vanishing vertebrae
Last revised by Owen Kang
on 4 Jun 2016
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Citation:
St-Amant M, Kang O, Goel A, et al. Vanishing vertebrae. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-26032
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26032
Article created:
24 Nov 2013,
Maxime St-Amant ◉
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Last revised:
4 Jun 2016,
Owen Kang
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- Vanishing of vertebrae
- Vanished vertebrae
- Vanishing of vertebra
- Vertebral vanishing
Vanishing vertebrae is a rare ischaemic 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.
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References
- 1. Meyer CA, Vagal AS, Seaman D. Put your back into it: pathologic conditions of the spine at chest CT. Radiographics. 2011;31 (5): 1425-41. Radiographics (full text) - doi:10.1148/rg.315105229 - Pubmed citation
- 2. Ozoh JO, Onuigbo MA, Nwankwo N et-al. "Vanishing" of vertebra in a patient with sickle cell haemoglobinopathy. BMJ. 1990;301 (6765): 1368-9. doi:10.1136/bmj.301.6765.1368 - Free text at pubmed - Pubmed citation
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