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What is superior end plate defect of l4 vertebral body?
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It means that the : top part of the spine bone known as the vertebral body in the lower back or lumbar region labeled 1 thru 5 has a crack or depression into it due to degeneration, injury such as a fracture or related to a disc pushing into the bone. Sometimes in can be congenital or born with it when part of the growth ring does not fully join to the vertebra.
Answered 11/11/2019
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