Wasp-waist sign (spine)
Last revised by Marcin Czarniecki on 27 Jul 2022
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V U, Czarniecki M, Tatco V, et al. Wasp-waist sign (spine). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 23 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-13166
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13166
Article created:
7 Mar 2011,
Umamaheswara Reddy V
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Last revised:
27 Jul 2022,
Marcin Czarniecki
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- Wasp waist sign
The wasp-waist sign is a radiographic appearance seen in patients with Klippel Feil syndrome. It results from fusion of the vertebral bodies such that the anteroposterior diameter at the level of the affected discovertebral joint is smaller than the diameter at the superior and inferior limits of the vertebrae adjacent to uninvolved discs.
References
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- 2. Nguyen VD, Tyrrel R. Klippel-Feil syndrome: patterns of bony fusion and wasp-waist sign. Skeletal Radiol. 1994;22 (7): 519-23. Pubmed citation