Spine - Revision history

Michael: /* Common specimens */

2016-05-03T16:27:14Z

Common specimens

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	*Synovial cyst.		*Synovial cyst.
	*Lumbar wound infection.		*Lumbar wound infection.

			==General==
			*DDx is can be quite large - see ''[[spinal mass]]''.

	==Synovial cyst==		==Synovial cyst==

Michael: /* Degenerative disc disease */ split out

2014-12-23T22:51:33Z

Degenerative disc disease: split out

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	==Degenerative disc disease==		==Degenerative disc disease==
	~~:''Vertebral disc'' redirects here.~~		{{Main\|Degenerative disc disease}}
	~~===General===~~
	*Herniated disc cause back pain.
	*May result in ''cauda equina syndrome''.
	*Composed of ''fibrous cartilage''.<ref>URL: [http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/mb140/CorePages/Cartilage/Cartil.htm http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/mb140/CorePages/Cartilage/Cartil.htm]. Accessed on: 2 January 2010.</ref>

	~~===Microscopic===~~
	~~Features:~~
	*Benign fibrous tissue.
	*Nests of chondrocytes (as in immature [[cartilage]]).

	~~====Images====~~
	~~<gallery>~~
	~~Image:Degenerative_disc_disease_-_intermed_mag.jpg \| Degenerative disc disease - intermed. mag. (WC)~~
	~~Image:Degenerative_disc_disease_-_high_mag.jpg~~ \| Degenerative disc disease ~~- high mag. (WC)~~
	~~</gallery>~~
	~~www:~~
	*[http://radiology.rsna.org/content/245/1/43/F3.expansion.html Degenerative disk disease (rsna.org)].<ref name=pmid17885180>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Modic \| first1 = MT. \| last2 = Ross \| first2 = JS. \| title = Lumbar degenerative disk disease. \| journal = Radiology \| volume = 245 \| issue = 1 \| pages = 43-61 \| month = Oct \| year = 2007 \| doi = 10.1148/radiol.2451051706 \| PMID = 17885180 }}~~</ref>~~
	*[http://library.aua.edu.ag/webpath/webpath/histhtml/normal/norm004.htm Normal vertebral disc (edu.ag)].

	~~===Sign out===~~
	~~<pre>~~
	~~CERVICAL DISC, DISCECTOMY:~~
	~~- DISC WITH DEGENERATIVE CHANGES.~~
	~~- NO EVIDENCE OF MALIGNANCY.~~
	~~</pre>~~

	~~<pre>~~
	~~LUMBAR DISC, DECOMPRESSION:~~
	~~- DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE.~~
	~~</pre>~~

	==Schmorl's node==		==Schmorl's node==

Michael at 21:55, 23 December 2014

2014-12-23T21:55:40Z

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	[[Image:Gray_111_-_Vertebral_column-coloured.png\|thumb\|150px\|right\|Schematic of the ~~spine~~. (WC/Gray's Anatomy)]]		[[Image:Gray_111_-_Vertebral_column-coloured.png\|thumb\|150px\|right\|Schematic of the vertebral column. (WC/Gray's Anatomy)]]
	Pieces of '''spine''' are seen in [[neuropathology]].		Pieces of '''spine''' are seen in [[neuropathology]].

Michael: +image

2014-12-23T21:54:58Z

+image

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			[[Image:Gray_111_-_Vertebral_column-coloured.png\|thumb\|150px\|right\|Schematic of the spine. (WC/Gray's Anatomy)]]
	Pieces of '''spine''' are seen in [[neuropathology]].		Pieces of '''spine''' are seen in [[neuropathology]].

Michael: /* Vertebral fracture */

2014-01-31T15:46:56Z

Vertebral fracture

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	:This deals with ''benign'' vertebral fractures.		:This deals with ''benign'' vertebral fractures.
	===General===		===General===
	*Benign.		*Usually elderly with [[osteoporosis]].<ref name=pmid24147259>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Sisodia \| first1 = GB. \| title = Methods of predicting vertebral body fractures of the lumbar spine. \| journal = World J Orthop \| volume = 4 \| issue = 4 \| pages = 241-247 \| month = \| year = 2013 \| doi = 10.5312/wjo.v4.i4.241 \| PMID = 24147259 }}</ref>
	*Usually elderly with osteoporosis.<ref name=pmid24147259>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Sisodia \| first1 = GB. \| title = Methods of predicting vertebral body fractures of the lumbar spine. \| journal = World J Orthop \| volume = 4 \| issue = 4 \| pages = 241-247 \| month = \| year = 2013 \| doi = 10.5312/wjo.v4.i4.241 \| PMID = 24147259 }}</ref>		*Essentially a [[clinical diagnosis]].
			*The pathologist's job is to exclude [[malignancy]].

	===Microscopic===		===Microscopic===
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	DDx:		DDx:
	*[[Pathologic fracture]].		*[[Pathologic fracture]].

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			<pre>
			L11 VERTEBRA, BIOPSY:
			- BENIGN FRAGMENTS OF BONE.
			- BENIGN FIBROCONNECTIVE TISSUE.
			- BONE MARROW WITH TRILINEAGE HEMATOPOIESIS.
			- NO EVIDENCE OF MALIGNANCY.
			</pre>

	==See also==		==See also==

Michael at 15:43, 31 January 2014

2014-01-31T15:43:24Z

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	==Schmorl's node==		==Schmorl's node==
	{{Main\|Schmorl's node}}		{{Main\|Schmorl's node}}

			==Vertebral fracture==
			:This deals with ''benign'' vertebral fractures.
			===General===
			*Benign.
			*Usually elderly with osteoporosis.<ref name=pmid24147259>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Sisodia \| first1 = GB. \| title = Methods of predicting vertebral body fractures of the lumbar spine. \| journal = World J Orthop \| volume = 4 \| issue = 4 \| pages = 241-247 \| month = \| year = 2013 \| doi = 10.5312/wjo.v4.i4.241 \| PMID = 24147259 }}</ref>

			===Microscopic===
			Features:
			*Non-viable bone.

			DDx:
			*[[Pathologic fracture]].

	==See also==		==See also==

Michael: /* See also */ +link to Schmorl's node

2013-10-21T18:10:40Z

Michael: /* Degenerative disc disease */ more

2013-09-11T03:40:45Z

Degenerative disc disease: more

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	</gallery>		</gallery>
	www:		www:
	*[http://radiology.rsna.org/content/245/1/43/F3.expansion.html Degenerative disk disease (rsna.org)].		*[http://radiology.rsna.org/content/245/1/43/F3.expansion.html Degenerative disk disease (rsna.org)].<ref name=pmid17885180>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Modic \| first1 = MT. \| last2 = Ross \| first2 = JS. \| title = Lumbar degenerative disk disease. \| journal = Radiology \| volume = 245 \| issue = 1 \| pages = 43-61 \| month = Oct \| year = 2007 \| doi = 10.1148/radiol.2451051706 \| PMID = 17885180 }}</ref>
	*[http://library.aua.edu.ag/webpath/webpath/histhtml/normal/norm004.htm Normal vertebral disc (edu.ag)].		*[http://library.aua.edu.ag/webpath/webpath/histhtml/normal/norm004.htm Normal vertebral disc (edu.ag)].

Michael: /* Vertebral disc */ rework

2013-09-11T03:37:04Z

Vertebral disc: rework

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	</pre>		</pre>

	==~~Vertebral~~ disc==		==Degenerative disc disease==
			:''Vertebral disc'' redirects here.
	===General===		===General===
	*Herniated disc cause back pain.		*Herniated disc cause back pain.
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	*Nests of chondrocytes (as in immature [[cartilage]]).		*Nests of chondrocytes (as in immature [[cartilage]]).

	Images:		====Images====
	*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Degenerative_disc_disease_-_intermed_mag.jpg Degenerative disc disease - intermed. mag. (WC)].		<gallery>
	*[http://~~commons~~.~~wikimedia~~.org/~~wiki~~/~~File:Degenerative_disc_disease_-_high_mag~~.~~jpg~~ Degenerative ~~disc~~ disease ~~- high mag~~. (WC)].		Image:Degenerative_disc_disease_-_intermed_mag.jpg \| Degenerative disc disease - intermed. mag. (WC)
			Image:Degenerative_disc_disease_-_high_mag.jpg \| Degenerative disc disease - high mag. (WC)
			</gallery>
			www:
			*[http://radiology.rsna.org/content/245/1/43/F3.expansion.html Degenerative disk disease (rsna.org)].
			*[http://library.aua.edu.ag/webpath/webpath/histhtml/normal/norm004.htm Normal vertebral disc (edu.ag)].

	===Sign out===		===Sign out===
			<pre>
			CERVICAL DISC, DISCECTOMY:
			- DISC WITH DEGENERATIVE CHANGES.
			- NO EVIDENCE OF MALIGNANCY.
			</pre>

	<pre>		<pre>
	LUMBAR DISC, DECOMPRESSION:		LUMBAR DISC, DECOMPRESSION:

Michael: /* Synovial cyst */ +so

2013-02-14T19:04:11Z

Synovial cyst: +so

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	Notes:		Notes:
	*If epithelium missing -- then ''[[ganglion cyst]]''.		*If epithelium missing -- then ''[[ganglion cyst]]''.

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			WRIST LESION ("GANGLION"), EXCISION:
			- BENIGN SYNOVIAL CYST.
			</pre>

	==Vertebral disc==		==Vertebral disc==

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	- DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE.		- DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE.
	</pre>		</pre>

			==Schmorl's node==
			{{Main\|Schmorl's node}}

	==See also==		==See also==