Presentation
Lower back pain.
Patient Data
Age: 5 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Butterfly vertebrae
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mild dorsal scoliosis of left-sided convexity.
butterfly D11 vertebra.
Case Discussion
The butterfly vertebra is a type of vertebral anomaly that results from the failure of fusion of the lateral halves of the vertebral body because of persistent notochordal tissue between them.