Spinal Pathologies (revisited)

Question 1

___% of asymptomatic patients have bulging discs.

Answer 1

81%

Question 2

___% of patients have annular tears

Answer 2

56%

Question 3

___% of patients w/ bulging discs did not present with pain

Answer 3

52%

Question 4

(true/false) Anatomical lesions causing LBP are unidentified 80-85% of the time.

Answer 4

true

Question 5

What type of herniation is most common?

Answer 5

posterolateral herniation (can be due to a thin PLL)

Question 6

What population is spondylisthesis more commonly seen in?

Answer 6

Younger Females (commonly gymnasts)

Question 7

There is excessive stress on the vertebrae when the spine is in ____ when spondylisthesis is present.

Answer 7

hyperextension

Question 8

Grade 1 spondylisthesis is when there is a ___% slippage of a vertebrae anteriorly

Answer 8

25%

Question 9

Grade 2 spondylisthesis is when there is a ___% slippage of a vertebrae anteriorly

Answer 9

50%

Question 10

What grades of spondylisthesis are surgical cases?

Answer 10

Grades 3 and 4

Question 11

(true/false) The annulus fibrosis is still intact with a bulging disc but NOT with a herniation

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Spinal stenosis is commonly relieved with back ___.

Answer 12

FLX

Question 13

definition: loss of normal curvature in the spine

Answer 13

Ankylosing spondylitis

Question 14

Symptoms of Ankylosing spondylitis normally present in a person’s ___.

Answer 14

30s

Question 15

Who is more susceptible to autoimmune diseases such as Ankylosing spondylitis?

Answer 15

females (prescribed steroids when autoimmune disease is present)

Question 16

Those with compression fractures are normally prescribed to take ____ long-term.

Answer 16

Corticosteroids