Preferred Label : step-off vertebral body sign;
Definition : Centrally depressed vertebral body end-plates with sharp transition to normal anterior
and posterior margins seen on a lateral radiograph. Suggests sickle cell anemia or
Gaucher disease.;
Origin ID : RID35582;
Associated condition(s)
Centrally depressed vertebral body end-plates with sharp transition to normal anterior
and posterior margins seen on a lateral radiograph. Suggests sickle cell anemia or
Gaucher disease.
