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Vertebral compression fractures in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and remodelling after treatment
Abstract
Three children, aged 7–10 years, with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia presented with back pain, along with a mild kyphosis. Collapse of the vertebral bodies at multiple levels was shown on imaging. Chemotherapy resulted in pain resolution and spontaneous remodelling of the vertebrae.
- acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
- compression fractures
- osteopenia
- vertebral collapse