Resnick D, Niwayama G
Radiology. 1978 Jan;126(1):57-65. doi: 10.1148/126.1.57.
Cartilaginous (Schmorl's) nodes are related to prolapses of intervertebral disk material into the vertebral body. These nodes can be produced by any process which weakens either the cartilaginous plate covering the superior and inferior surfaces of the vertebral body or the subchondral trabeculae of the vertebra. Such processes include juvenile kyphosis, trauma, metabolic and neoplastic disorders, and degenerative disk disease. Radiographic abnormalities include indentations of vertebral outline and radiolucencies within the vertebral body with varying degrees of sclerosis. These can be readily differentiated from other vertebral alterations such as "butterfly", "fish", and "H" vertebrae.
软骨性（施莫尔氏）结节与椎间盘物质突入椎体有关。这些结节可由任何削弱覆盖椎体上下表面的软骨板或椎体软骨下小梁的过程产生。此类过程包括青少年驼背、创伤、代谢和肿瘤性疾病以及椎间盘退变疾病。影像学异常包括椎体轮廓的压迹和椎体内不同程度硬化的透亮区。这些可轻易与其他椎体改变如“蝴蝶”椎、“鱼”椎和“H”形椎相鉴别。
