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Avulsed vertebral rim apophysis in a child

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Trauma to children's spines may result in prolapse of tissue consisting of nucleus pulposus, annulus fibrosus, the cartilagious end plate, or the rim apophysis. An example of the latter is described with respect to its histologic and radiologic features.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of California School of Medicine, 94143, San Francisco, California, USA

    Charles A. Gooding (Associate Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics) & Martin E. Hurwitz (Fourth-year medical student at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine on Pediatric Radiology Elective at the University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco)

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Gooding, C.A., Hurwitz, M.E. Avulsed vertebral rim apophysis in a child. Pediatr Radiol 2, 265–268 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00972702

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