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PANCAKE VERTEBRA [1 record]

Record 1 2012-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

Flattened or pancake vertebrae are associated with compression of the entire vertebral surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Vertèbre dont l'aplatissement est souvent causé par une métastase cancéreuse, qui apparaît sur l'image radiologique sous la forme d'une mince lame située entre deux disques intervertébraux intacts.

Spanish

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