Magnetic resonance imaging in diagnostics changes in the spine and spinal cord in children with achondroplasia

The article presents the possibilities of MRI in assessing spinal deformities responsible for neurological symptoms, as well as for detecting pathological changes in the spinal cord in 35 patients with achondroplasia. An analysis of the MRI semiotics of pathological changes in the spine in patients with achondroplasia indicates their extreme polymorphism and varying degrees of severity. Anatomical deviations from the norm in the structure of the spine of patients with achondroplasia include more than 15 manifestations, the frequency of which is different and ranges from 17 to 100 % in the examined patients. Changes associated with etiological causes predominate, dystrophic changes are much less common in patients aged 15-18 years.

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