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Schmorl’s nodes, or vertical intra-vertebral disc herniations, are protrusions of the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc through the vertebral body endplate into the adjacent vertebral body; inflammation can develop if Schmorl’s nodes contact the bone marrow of vertebral body.
Most symptoms related to Schmorl’s nodes resolve spontaneously or following conservative treatment (over a variable period of time, up to one year in some cases).
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Canavese, F. (2022). Schmorl’s Nodes. In: Şenköylü, A., Canavese, F. (eds) Essentials of Spine Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80356-8_27
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