Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis: A Common Imaging Feature in Scheuermann Disease.
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective study. OBJECTIVES: To find out if spinal epidural lipomatosis (SEL) occurs more commonly among patients with Scheuermann disease than in the general population. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: On the basis of our own radiologic and operative observation, SEL seems to occur frequently in patients with Scheuermann disease. METHODS: Magnetic resonance imaging of 87 individuals