hemivertebrae

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A form of hemivertebra — An abnormality in which one side of the vertebrae are deformed

Scrabble 23

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of hemivertebra
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    The following exclusion criteria were used: developmental abnormalities, including cretinism, dwarfism, and gigantism; vertebral abnormalities, including lumbar sacralization, sacral lumbarization, hemivertebrae, wedged vertebrae, butterfly vertebrae, vertebral fusion, scoliosis, lordosis, kyphosis, and spinal bifida; and a history of lumbar surgery.

    2015 July 10, Haijun Li et al., “An MRI-based feasibility study of unilateral percutaneous vertebroplasty”, in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, volume 16, →DOI
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