Lumbar Spine Flashcards
l1-l5 is progressively blank shaped because blank body is larger than blank
wedge, anterior, posterior
spinous processes of lumbar are blank from lateral view
broad
lumbar spinous processes are blank from superior view
thin
tp of lumbar corresepond to blank level of sp
same level
superior facet is blank and faces blank and blank
concave, medially, slightly posterior
inferior facet is blank and faces blank and blank
convex, laterally, slightly anterior
facets of lumbar lie in blank plane progressively toward l5 at blank
sagittal, 90%
l5 has blank to sacrum in this
fused, sacralization
degenerative blank disease usually comes before blank
disc, joint
ligament that narrows to non existence in the lumbar spine
pll
supraspinous connects blank to blank
sp tip to tip
5 bands extending from l4/l5 tp’s to iliac crests just above the psis
iliolumbar ligaments
iliolumbar ligaments are very blank and prevent blank displacement of l4 and l5
strong, anterior
superficial to deep ligaments of spine
supraspinous, interspinous, ligamentum flavum
ligamentum flavum is high in blank content which makes it yellow
elastin
ligamentum flavum can blank which causes stenosing
hypertrophy
fracture of vertebral end plate into body above or below
schmorl’s node
schmorls node can alter blank which can lead to blank
circulation, necrosis
passive stabilizer that has 3 layers (ant,mid,post) and attaches to sp and tp and other tissues
thoracolumbar fascia
anterior and middle thoracolumbar fascia layers are derivatives of the blank and attach to blank
quadratus lumborum, tp’s
posterior layer of thoracolumbar fascia fuses with the transverse abdominis, gluteus maximus, and lat dorsi, then attaches to the blank
sp’s
vertical fibers of thor fascia attaches to blank and blank
glute max, sp
thor fascia horizontal fibers attach to blank, and blank
sp, transverse abdominis, abdominal obliques
erector spinae are blank muscles
divergent, central to lateral (v shaped)
erector spinae are blank muscles which are movers
spurt
spurt muscles have insertions blank axis of rotation
close to
multifidus and rotatores are blank muscles because inserition is lateral to central
convergent
multifidus and rotatores are blank because they are short going from tp to sp and do stabilization mainly
shunt
action to create trunk flexion or posterior pelvic rotation
rectus abdominis
standing trunk flexion has blank involvement of rectus abs
no
internal obliques create blank trunk rotation
ipsilateral
external obliques create blank trunk rotation
contralateral
contraction of trunk flexors and extensors is blank
co contraction
scm creates blank rotation
contralateral
co contraction of extensors and flexors increases these pressures
intrathecal, intraabdominal, intradiskal
thecal sac has to do with the blank
meninges
point at which normal lumbar lordosis is maintained and painfree
neutral spine
neutral spine requires blank
co contraction
when erector spinae is contracted, it shortens which increases blank stability
thoracolumbar fascia
increased pressure on ivd causes pushing out of the blank which causes increased tension of the blank
nucleus pulposus, annulus fibrosus
increased height of disc during compression (hoop stress) causes blank compression of z joints
decreased
annulus fibrosus is arranged in blank layers that have a fiber orientation blank to each other
concentric, opposite
lumbar vertebrae have a larger blank diameter than blank
transverse, a-p
primary motion of lumbar spine
flex/extend
lumbar blank is more limited than blank
flexion, extension
flexion appears to move farther because of blank involvement
pelvis
80-90 percent of flexion comes from this segment
l4-l5
sb is about blank degrees each way
20
rotation and sidebending to opposite sides for neutral mechanics
fryettes law 1
rotation and sidebending to same side in non neutral
fryettes law 2
larger disc allows more blank
movement
pain on the left side during right rotation may mean blank on the blank side
djd, left
angle between base of sacrum and the horizontal plane
angle of the sacrum
normal angle of sacrum
30
increased angle increases lumbar blank and anterior blank
lordosis, shear/rotation
this angle is measured by the obtuse angle of the bodies of l5, s1
lumbosacral angle
normal lumbosacral angle
140
anterior pelvic tilt in ckc will blank lumbosacral angle but blank sacral angle
decrease, increase
okc flexion, sacral angle blank, but lumbosacral angle blank
increases, increases
sway back increases blank between l5 s1 which can cause blank
shear forces, pain
this inhibits l4 and l5 on s1 anterior shear forces 1 degree due to transverse oriented fibers
iliolumbar ligaments
disk is blank wedge shaped
anterior
flexion check reins
erector spinae, interspinous lig, supraspinous lig, lig flavum all resist tension.
anterior bodies, annulus resist compression
check reins for extension
z joint compression, ALL tension, rectus abdominis tension
rotation check reins
bilateral intertransverse tension, entire annulus tension, contralateral z joint compression
sb check reins
contralateral intertransverse tension, contralateral erector spinae tension
disk is loaded most when in this position
sitting slouched
sitting with good posture puts blank load on disc compared to standing erect
more
lumbar spine allows the first blank degrees of forward flexion
60
flexion of the sacrum
nutation
extension of the sacrum
counternutation
nutation blank sacral angle
increases
during counternutation, sacral angle blank
decreases
anterior pelvic rotation is limited by blank
hamstrings
sacral nutation eventually stops and sacral counternutation occurs due to further blank because of tight blank
anterior pelvic rotation, hamstrings
bottom up motion open chain
non lumbopelvic rhythm
non lumbo pelvic rhythm pulls the blank in this situation
sacrum into nutation