narrowing of interpedicular distance
Preschooler
with short stature. AP radiograph of the lumbar spine (left) shows progressive narrowing of the distance between the pedicles descending through the lumbar spine (interpedicular narrowing). The lateral radiograph of the lumbar spine (right) shows shortened pedicles leading to narrowing of the anterior-posterior diameter of the spinal canal (spinal stenosis) and that the vertebral bodies have some anterior wedging and posterior scalloping.The diagnosis was achondroplasia.
The interpedicular distance is the measurement between the pedicles on frontal/coronal imaging, which can be narrowed in a number of situations.
Causes include
See also
See Normal Interpediculate Distances (Minimum And Maximum) In Children And Adults for an old but interesting article on what the normal interpedicular distance is according to age, location and gender.
Siehe auch:
- Achondroplasie
- Thanatophore Dysplasie
- Erweiterung des interpedunculären Abstands
- interpedicular distance
und weiter:
Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu verminderter interpediculärer Abstand:
