Skeletal Dysplasia View: Spine

Congenital vertebral malformations represent an important health problem because they can be associated with spinal deformities, such as scoliosis and kyphosis. On the other hand, the presence of a vertebral malformation is an important radiologic sign facing the clinical suspicion of a syndromic disorder, due to which, detection and description helps in the orientation of a specific disease. Early diagnosis of a spinal deformities allows prompt management and complications prevention, because of that, knowledge of different types of vertebral malformations is useful for radiologists, orthopedic surgeons, physiatrists, neurologists, and physical therapists.

This interactive application shows in 3D the main congenital vertebral malformations, such as butterflay vertebra, platyspondyly, and fish vertebra