1MBBS Final Prof-Part-II Student
2Professor & Head,
3Associate Professor,
* Dr. Parmod Kumar Goyal Phone: +91- 9876005211 Email: drparmodgoyal@gmail.com
The fusion of thoracic vertebrae is a rare anomaly mostly congenital but it may be surgical or acquired. Patient may present with respiratory distress or can be asymptomatic. During examination of extracted bones, fusion among the thoracic vertebrae was found. Embryologically, the condition is due to failure or resegmentation of the vertebrae. Trauma, Tuberculosis and juvenile arthritis are the acquired causes of fusion
Fusion of vertebra, Extracted bones
