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'''Schmorl's | '''Schmorl's node''' is a benign pathology of the vertebral column in which part of the vertebral disc herniates into a vertebra.<ref name=pmid23955279>{{Cite journal | last1 = Mattei | first1 = TA. | last2 = Rehman | first2 = AA. | title = Schmorl's nodes: current pathophysiological, diagnostic, and therapeutic paradigms. | journal = Neurosurg Rev | volume = | issue = | pages = | month = Aug | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1007/s10143-013-0488-4 | PMID = 23955279 }}</ref> | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
Revision as of 18:01, 21 October 2013
Schmorl's node is a benign pathology of the vertebral column in which part of the vertebral disc herniates into a vertebra.[1]
General
- Very common.[2]
- Essentially a radiologic diagnosis.
- Not associated with osteopenia.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Mattei, TA.; Rehman, AA. (Aug 2013). "Schmorl's nodes: current pathophysiological, diagnostic, and therapeutic paradigms.". Neurosurg Rev. doi:10.1007/s10143-013-0488-4. PMID 23955279.
- ↑ Dar, G.; Peleg, S.; Masharawi, Y.; Steinberg, N.; May, H.; Hershkovitz, I. (Apr 2009). "Demographical aspects of Schmorl nodes: a skeletal study.". Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 34 (9): E312-5. doi:10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181995fc5. PMID 19531985.
- ↑ González-Reimers, E.; Mas-Pascual, M.; Arnay-De-La-Rosa, M.; Velasco-Vázquez, J.; Santolaria-Fernández, F. (Jan 2002). "Schmorl nodes: lack of relationship between degenerative changes and osteopenia.". Radiology 222 (1): 293-4. doi:10.1148/radiol.2221011147. PMID 11756740.