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VERTEBRE DIABOLO [1 record]

Record 1 2012-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
DEF

A vertebra seen in chronic arthritis of the spine (spondylolisis), characterized by an important narrowing of the vertebral body in its center and enlarged superior and inferior articular processes due to the presence of osteophytes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Vertèbres et moelle
DEF

Aspect radiologique du corps vertébral observé dans certains rhumatismes chroniques de la colonne vertébrale (spondylarthrose), caractérisé par un étranglement médian, alors que les faces supérieure et inférieure semblent élargies du fait de la présence d'ostéophytes.

Spanish

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