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Schmorl nodes (discogram)

Case contributed by Jeremy Jones
Diagnosis certain
Fluoroscopy

Discogram demonstrating a passage of contrast from the disc into the vertebra via a defect caused by herniation of the disc through the endplate.

Case Discussion

Schmorl nodes are protrusions of the intervertebral disc through the vertebral body endplate and into the adjacent vertebra.

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