These defects are caused when the vertebra loses its normal function and is not moving/hypomobile/subluxated. During this time the forces normally distributed by the nucleus pulposus (the incompressible gelatinous center of the intervertebral disc) are concentrated in a certain area causing endplates to deform in a concave manner. Diagnosis
Schmorls nodes can be detected with X-rays, although they can be imaged better by CT or MRI. They are considered to be vertical disc herniations through the cartilaginous vertebral body endplates. Schmorls nodes can sometimes be seen radiographically, however they are more often seen on MRI, even when not visible on plain X-rays. They may or may not be symptomatic, and their etiological significance for back pain is controversial. In a study in Spine by Hamanishi, et al., Schmorls nodes were observed on MRI in 19% of 400 patients with back pain, and in only 9% of an asymptomatic control group. The authors concluded that Schmorls nodes are areas of "vertical disc herniation" through areas of weakness in the endplate. Management
Painful Schmorls node can be diagnosed by discography, which demonstrates an intravertebral disc herniation with concomitant back pain. Surgical treatment should be considered in a patient with persistent disabling back pain. When surgical treatment is indicated, eradication of the intervertebral disc including Schmorls node and segmental fusion are preferable. Eponym
Schmorls nodes are named after German pathologist Christian Georg Schmorl (1861–1932). References
Further reading
Plomp, Kimberly A; Viðarsdóttir, Una Strand; Weston, Darlene A; Dobney, Keith; Collard, Mark (2015).
Camila is the Portuguese and Spanish form of the given name Camilla and may refer to:

Film and television
Camila (TV series), a Mexican telenovela from 1998
Camila (film), a 1984 Argentine film by María Luisa Bemberg

Music
Camila (band), Mexican band
Camila (album), Camila Cabellos debut studio album released 2018
"Camila, Camila", a song by Brazilian rock band Nenhum de Nós

Other uses
Camila (Pontus), a town of ancient Pontus, in Anatolia
Camila Martins Pereira (born 1994), Brazilian footballer known by the mononym Camila
Camila, brand name of a progestogen-only pill containing norethisterone (norethindrone)

See also
Camilla (disambiguation)
Camilla (born 1947), Queen consort of Charles III of the United Kingdom