Lumbar spine, sacrum, & coccyx pathologies summary

Question 1

vertebral column becoming fused, appearance of piece of bamboo; anterior longitudinal ligaments calcifying

Answer 1

Ankylosing spondylitis

Question 2

Anterior wedging of vertebrae, loss of body height

Answer 2

compression fx.

Question 3

Fracture through vertebral body and posterior elements

Answer 3

chance fx.

Question 4

Possible narrowing of intervertebral disk space

Answer 4

Herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP)

Question 5

Destructive lesions with irregular margins

Answer 5

Osteolytic

Question 6

Proliferative bony lesions of increased density

Answer 6

Osteoblastic

Question 7

moth-eaten appearance of bone

Answer 7

osteolytic & osteoblastic

Question 8

lateral curvature of vertebral column. It involves the thoracic & lumbar regions

Answer 8

scoliosis

Question 9

“open” posterior vertebra, exposure of part of spinal cord

Answer 9

Spina Bifida

Question 10

Forward slipping of one vertebra in relation to another

Answer 10

Spondylolisthesis

Question 11

Defect in the pars interarticularis (scottie dog appearing to wear a collar)

Answer 11

Spondylolysis

Question 12

primary malignant neoplasms that spread to distant sites via blood and lymphatic

Answer 12

metastases