Open AccessButterfly vertebra and block vertebra cause overdiagnosis in trauma patients
Author(s) -
Erdemir İsmail Bilal,
Sarıhan Aydın,
Kalemci Serdar,
Can Çagdas,
Rahman Fatih
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/1024907920974198
Subject(s) - vertebra , medicine , anatomy
Butterfly vertebra and block vertebra are usually reported incidental radiological view, which is a rare congenital defect of spine. Butterfly vertebra is a body formation characterized by anterior and median aplasia. The block vertebra is the result of an embryonically incomplete separation of vertebral bodies or arches or both. This rare congenital anomalies butterfly and block vertebra are usually stable and do not cause clinical symptoms.