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Complete Separation of the Vertebral Body Associated with a Schmorl's Node Accompanying Severe Osteoporosis

  • Park, Seon Joo (Department of Natural Medical Sciences, College of Health Science, Chosun University) ;
  • Kim, Hyeun Sung (Department of Neurosurgery, Heori Sarang Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Hyun Sook (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Seok Won (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chosun University)
  • Received : 2014.05.23
  • Accepted : 2014.07.07
  • Published : 2015.08.28
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Abstract

A Schmorl's node is defined as a simple endplate intravertebral herniation resulting from trauma or idiopathic causes. Although Schmorl's nodes have been considered clinically insignificant, they might indicate an active symptomatic process or cause serious complications. In this study, we report an interesting case of complete separation of a vertebral body caused by an untreated Schmorl's node accompanying severe osteoporosis. To our knowledge, this is the first clinical report in the published literature to evaluate the complete separation of a vertebral body associated with a Schmorl's node.

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