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Spondylosis, Spondylolysis, Spondylolisthesis Flashcards

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What is the definition of spondylosis?

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a vertebral condition

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What is the definition of spondylolysis?

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a vertebral seperation of vertebral cleavage

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What is the definition of spondylolisthesis?

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a vertebral slipage

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What is the current limited definition of spondylosis?

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a vertebral condition that is acquired or age-related

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What is the location of spondylosis that wil be stressed in Spinal II?

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a seperation along the pars interarticularis (defect in the pars interarticularis or pars defect)

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What is the incidence of spondylosis in the general population?

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a range of 2.6% to 10%

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What is the geopraphic or ethnic bias for a higher incidence of spondylosis?

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the native Alaskan (inuit) population

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What does lumbar spondylosis appear to be related to?

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the uniquely human upright stance or erect posture

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Lumbar spondylosis is associated with what characteristics?

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familial association, spina bifida oculta, racial/ethnic disparities, gender and locational bias, youthful incidence and activites requiring repetitive stress on the spine

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Lumbar spondylolysis has not been reported in what groups of individuals?

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fetuses, newborns, rarely in children under five years old, patients who have never walked and in non-erect species

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What is the age range typically associated with lumbar spondylolysis?

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10-20 year olds

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What activities are particularly stressful at the pars interarticularis of lumbar vertebrae?

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gymnastics, dance, soccer

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What fills the space in a lumbar spondylolysis?

A

fibrocartilaginous material

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What name has been given to the material filling the space in a lumbar spondylolysis?

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spondylolysis ligament

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What types of neural function(s) have been associated with the spondylolysis ligament?

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nociception, neuromodulation and autonomi function

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What is the apprearance of the lumbar vertebra upon oblique X-ray view?

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a Scotty dog

17
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What is the appearance of a spondylolysis in a lumbar vertebra upon oblique x-ray view?

A

a collared Scotty dog

18
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In an oblique x-ray, spondylolysis below the superior articular process of a lumbar pars interarticularis is associated with what part of the Scotty dog?

A

the neck of the Scotty dog

19
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What part of a lumbar vertebra forms the eye of a Scotty dog?

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the pedicle

20
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What part of a lumbar vertebra forms the ear of a Scotty dog?

A

the superior articular process

21
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What part of a lumbar vertebra forms the nose of a Scotty dog?

A

the transverse process

22
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What characteristics are associated with cervical spondylolysis?

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rare, congenital, gender bias towards men, msot common at C6 and linked to spondylolisthesis and spina bifida

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What characteristics are associated with sacral spondylolysis?

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rare in the general population, within typical percents in the native Alaskan (Inuit) population, seems tpo be acquired, gender bias towards men, most common at S1 and linked to activities suck as kayaking and harpooning

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What is the incidence of sacral spondylolysis in the general population?

A

its rare

25
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Is sacral spondylolysis the result of congenital conditions, acquired conditions or an age-related conditions?

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it seems to be acquired

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What is the ethnic, gender, and locational bias associated with scaral spondylolysis?

A

the native Alaskan (Inuit) male at the S1 level

27
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Identify all names given to type III spondylolisthesis?

A

degenerative spondylolisthesis

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What is the locational bias of type I spondylolisthesis?

A

L5 or upper sacral segments

29
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What additional conditions are linked to type I spondylolisthesis?

A

spina bifida occulta and nerve root compression of the S1 nerve

30
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Which subtype of type II spondylolisthesis is stressed in Spinal II?

A

lytic spondylolisthesis or stress fracture induced spondylolisthesis

31
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What is the cause of most frequently given for type II spondylolisthesis?

A

microfractures as the result of reptitive stress during hyperflexion and rotation

32
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What is the age group typically associated with type II spondylolisthesis?

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teenagers or young adults

33
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What gender bias,locational bias, and spinal cancal dimensions are associated with type II spondylolisthesis?

A

isthmic spondylolistheses is common in men, located at the L5/S1 level and demonstrates an increase in sgaittal diameter of the spinal cord

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What causes type IV spondylolisthesis?

A

fracture of the nerual arch components

35
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What are the cause(s) associaed with type V spondylolisthesis?

A

bone diseases such as Paget disease or osteogenesis imperfecta

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