title: Butterfly vertebra.
abstract: A patient with a so-called 'butterfly vertebra' is presented. Radiography, including computed tomography, is shown. The embryology and pathogenesis of the vertebral column with respect to vertebral abnormalities are discussed, with special reference to butterfly vertebra. Finally, attention is paid to the clinical manifestations.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots; D013131:Spine / Q000196:embryology; D014054:Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed