Acute intervertebral gas following vertebral fracture: CT demonstration.
The occurrence of intervertebral gas secondary to the vacuum phenomenon has been previously described and is thought to be pathognomonic of degenerative disk disease. The case reported here illustrates that the intervertebral vacuum phenomenon may occur following trauma, suggesting that it is not exclusive to degenerative disk disease.
D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014618:Vacuum
D005740:Gases