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A new case of congenital absence of a lumbar pedicle prompted a review of the English literature deseribing this rare defect. The majority of cases reported in detail were associated with anomalous attachment of a small ipsilateral transverse process directly to the posterior-lateral margin of the vertebral body. This sign is illustrated as a helpful accessory radiographic finding in congenital pedicle aplasia at a lumbar level.
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Stelling, C.B. Anomalous attachment of the transverse process to the vertebral body: An accessory finding in congenital absence of a lumbar pedicle. Skeletal Radiol. 6, 47–50 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00347347
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