Butterfly vertebra and block vertebra cause overdiagnosis in trauma patients. Issue 1 (February 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Erdemir, İsmail Bilal; Sarıhan, Aydın; Kalemci, Serdar; Can, Çagdas; Rahman, Fatih
• Is Part Of: Hong Kong journal of emergency medicine. Volume 30:Issue 1(2023)Supplement
• Page Start: 18S
• Page End: 20S
• Publication Date: 2023-02
• Subjects: Butterfly vertebra -- block vertebra -- congenital anomaly; Emergency medicine -- Periodicals; 616.02505
• DOI: 10.1177/1024907920974198
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2309-5407

Abstract

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.