Medical Definition of Schmorl node
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Chondrification defects where periosteal vessels penetrate cartilage plates of disc, Xray: concave defects at upper and lower vertebral endplates with sharp margins produced by herniation of disc material, MRI: similar signal intensity as disc, low signal intensity of rim, associated with narrow disc space Differential diagnosis: SHOOT, Scheuermann disease, hyperparathyroidism, osteoporosis, osteomalacia, trauma
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Schmorl Node
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