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Calvé-Kümmell-Verneuil disease
Synonyms:
Vertebral osteochondrosis.
Associated persons:
Jacques Calvé
Hermann Kümmell
Aristide Auguste Stanislas Verneuil
Description:
Avascular necrosis of the vertebral body with onset between 2 and 15 years. Main characteristic is uniform collapse of vertebral body into flat thin disc. No kyphosis.
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