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PCM II Exam I > Lumbar Spine Lab > Flashcards

Lumbar Spine Lab Flashcards

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What is a scottie dog sign indicative of?

A

A spondylolysis- fracture of the pars interarticularis

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What is Spondylolisthesis and what predisposes someone towards developing this?

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Anterior slippage of one vertebra on another after a pars-interarticularis fracture

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What is another term for Spondylosis?

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Osteoarthritis

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What is Ferguson’s Angle?

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It is the represenation of the angle between the inclination of the first sacral vertebra to the horizontal aspect of the first sacral vertebra

Normal: 30-40*

Measured from standing lateral x-ray films

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90-95% of Disc Herniation s occur where?

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L4-L5 & L5-S1

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PCM II Exam I (3 decks)

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