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A parrot’s beak in the lumbar spine
BMJ 2024; 384 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-078949 (Published 14 March 2024) Cite this as: BMJ 2024;384:e078949
- Hang Tang, core surgical trainee,
- Shuguang Gao, consultant
- Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Correspondence to: S Gao gaoshuguang0341{at}csu.edu.cn
This computed tomography (CT) scan shows the spine of a man in his 50s who presented to hospital with low back pain and limited mobility of the lumbar spine for four months (fig 1). Lumbar radiographs showed worm eaten bone destruction with sclerosis of …
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