Abstracts of Students for 3rd Research Methodology Workshop for Undergraduates (RMWU) held at Gian Sagar Medical College & Hospital on 23rd August, 2014
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.
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