Radiographic and MR Imaging Findings of the Spine after Bisphosphonate Treatment, in a Child with Idiopathic Juvenile Osteoporosis

Figure 1

Lateral radiographs of the thoracic spine: (a) three months, (b) two years after bisphosphonate treatment ceased. In (a) there was osteopenic appearance, decreased height, and mild end-plate sclerosis of the thoracic vertebral bodies, whereas faint ossifications of the anterior endplates were seen (arrows). In (b) a typical “bone in bone” appearance of thoracic vertebral bodies was apparent.

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