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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Radiol. 2015 Apr 1;45(4):593–605. doi: 10.1007/s00247-014-3210-y

Fig. 11.

Fig. 11

Normal variants involving irregular endplates. (a) Diagram and lateral radiograph shows multiple Schmorl nodes near thoracolumbar junction (arrows) in a 16 year-old boy treated with glucocorticoids for vasculitis. The endplates are irregular with areas of focal depression and sclerosis implying sites of intraosseous disk herniation. There is only minimal anterior wedging, not meeting criteria for wedge compression fracture. (b) Lateral radiograph shows Scheuermann kyphosis in a 14 year-old girl treated with glucocorticoids for dermatomyositis. Endplate irregularity and mild anterior wedging are seen at multiple mid-thoracic levels, resulting in increased kyphosis