Segmentation anomalies of vertebrae

Definition

Any condition caused by failure of the vertebrae to correctly develop during the antenatal period. These conditions are characterised by an abnormal number of fully developed vertebrae. Confirmation is through verification of absent or improperly formed vertebrae by imaging.

Also indexed as

Nearby in Structural developmental anomalies of spine

• LB73.20Klippel-Feil anomaly
• LB73.21Occipitalisation of atlas
• LB73.22Atlanto-axial instability or subluxation
• LB73.23Aplasia or hypoplasia of the odontoid process of axis
• LB73.25Congenital scoliosis due to congenital bony malformation
• LB73.26Sacralisation of the last lumbar vertebra
• LB73.27Lumbarisation of the first sacral vertebra
• LB73.28Sacrum agenesis or hypoplasia