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Case Reports
. 2023 Sep 14;107(1):73.
doi: 10.5334/jbsr.3234. eCollection 2023.

H-Shaped Vertebrae

Annelien Massart  1 , Gert-Jan Allemeersch  2
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H-Shaped Vertebrae

Annelien Massart et al. J Belg Soc Radiol. .

Abstract

Teaching Point: H-vertebrae are pathognomonic for sickle cell disease.

Keywords: H-shaped vertebra; Lincoln log vertebrae; bony lesions sickle cell disease.

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The authors have no competing interests to declare.

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