Macedo, F.2012-06-252012-06-252011-06Nascer e Crescer 2011; 20(2): 92-930872-0754http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/1051We present a case of a 15-year-old boy in whom an x-ray of the vertebral column was performed to investigate dorsal hipercyphosis. The exam showed partial block vertebrae in D8-D9. Block vertebrae may be congenital or acquired, partial or complete. Most of the times it is an incidental x-ray finding.porblock vertebraejournal article