title: Lumbar platyspondyly--characteristic sign of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
abstract: Three patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome have been observed to have isolated flattening of the lumbar vertebral bodies. Flattening of the lumbar vertebrae with normal appearance of the rest of the spine may be an important radiological clue to early recognition or confirmation of the diagnosis of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kozlowski
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Padilla
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sillence
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography