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INTERVERTEBRAL DISC CALCIFICATION IN CHILDHOOD
Author(s) -
JESPERSEN N. B.,
LUND H. T.,
EGEBLAD M.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1973.tb08133.x
Subject(s) - medicine , calcification , intervertebral disc , disease , intervertebral disk , pathology , surgery , lumbar
Summary Intervertebral disc calcification (IVDC) is a disease seldom reported in the pediatric literature. It is often associated with local symptoms from the back and signs of systemic disease. A recent case in a 6‐year‐old boy is reported.