Thoracic spine hyperkyphosis

Case contributed by Bruno Di Muzio
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Asymptomatic patient.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
mri

Thoracic kyphosis with a 50 degree angle. Small Schmorl's nodules in T7 and T8. Vertebral hemangioma in T8. Intervertebral discs keep the normal signal intensity. Remainder of the exam is unremarkable. 

Case Discussion

This is a patient with conservatively managed hyperkyphosis when he was a child. 

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