Romanus lesion
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romanus-lesion-296-18400925
title:
Romanus lesion
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In radiology, a Romanus lesion is the erosion of the anterior and posterior vertebral endplates in patients with an inflammatory spondyloarthropathy – such as ankylosing spondylitis or an enteropathic arthropathy. The anterior erosion in particular causes a loss of anterior vertebral body concavity, causing the vertebra to display a squared contour or even a barrel-shape. Healing of the erosion results in a sclerotic increase in density causing what is known as a shiny corner sign, which can lat
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Radiologic sign showing erosion of the vertebral endplates
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanus_lesion
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2023-11-12T16:45:26Z
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