Lumbar Spine Anomalies Flashcards
Anterior displacement of L5 is usually due to a ________.
Spondylolisthesis
Transitional segments can either occur as ________ or ________.
Sacralization, lumbarization
There is a herniation of the meninges through the defect in ________ and herniation of the meninges and nerve roots through the defect in ________. These are both types of spina bifida ________.
Meningocele, meningomyelocele, aperta
In spina bifida ________, there is no herniation of the meninges through the defect.
Occulta
Anomalies of the lumbar spine are the ________ most common anomaly.
Third
The most common type of spondylolisthesis is ________.
Isthmic
________ is usually due to stress or fatigue fractures of the pars interarticularis of the named vertebrae.
Spondylolisthesis
A thin elongated pars interarticularis that is prone to fracture is seen in ________ spondylolisthesis.
Dysplastic/congenital
OMM treatment for spondylolisthesis is usually ________ oriented.
Myofascially
When a anomaly is ________, it involves a single vertebra.
Localized
A failure of bone to form is called ________.
Aplasia
An incomplete fusion or malformation of the bone and neural structures of the spine region by errors in the closure of the neural tube is known as ________.
Spinal dysraphism
________ is the most common congenital abnormality of the spine.
Spina bifida
________ represents a stress fracture or anomalous development of the pars interarticularis.
Spondylolysis
The tendency for facets to change or turn is called ________.
Facet tropism
Overgrowth of bone is called ________.
Hypertrophy
As grading of spondylolisthesis goes from 1-4, the degree of slippage ________.
Increases
Having extra vertebrae or fingers is called ________.
Supernumerary parts
Abnormal growth of bone is called ________.
Dysplasia
________ defects are the second most prevalent congenital anomaly worldwide.
Neural tube
Treatment for spondylolisthesis is usually ________.
Conservative
Similar to spondylolisthesis, transitional segment treatment is ________.
Conservative
________ is characterized by anomalous enlargement of the transverse process(es) of the most caudal vertebra.
Bertolotti’s syndrome
A failure of bone to grow to normal size is called ________.
Hypoplasia
