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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 or vertebral cleavage

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What is the definition of spondylolisthesis?

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A vertebral slippage

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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 are some of the causes of spondylolysis?

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Congenital, acquired during development, the result of aging, or the result of trauma

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What specific parts of vertebra are separated as a result of a pars defect?

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The vertebral body, pedicle, and articular process are separated from the other articular process, lamina, and spinous process

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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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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 does lumbar spondylolysis appear to be related to?

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Those species that walk erect; humans

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What is the gender bias and locational bias associated with lumbar spondylolysis?

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Men at L5/S1; women at L4/L5

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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 motion(s) is particularly associated with lumbar spondylolysis?

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hyperextension coupled with rotation

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What fills the space in a lumbar spondylolysis

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fibrocartilagenous material

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

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nociception, neuromodulation and autonomic function

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What is the appearance of the lumbar vertebra upon oblique x-ray view?

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a Scotty dog

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What is the appearance of a pars defect in a lumbar vertebra upon oblique x-ray view

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a collared Scotty dog

17
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What part of a lumbar vertebra forms the neck of the Scotty dog?

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The pars interarticularis below the superior articular process

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?

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The neck of the Scotty dog

19
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What part of the 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 nose of a Scotty dog?

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The transverse process

21
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what characteristics are associated with cervical spondylolysis?

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rare, congenital, gender biased toward men, most common at C6 and linked to spondylolisthesis and spina bifida

22
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What ethnic group is associated with a high incidence of sacral spondylolysis?

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The native Alaskan (Inuit) population

23
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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

24
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What gender bias is associated with sacral spondylolysis?

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Gender biased toward men

25
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What vertebral level is associated with sacral spondylolysis

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kayaking and harpooning

26
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What vertebral condition results in spondylolisthesis?

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bilateral spondylolysis

27
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What is the direction of spondylolisthesis?

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Anterior or forward displacement

28
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What is the posterior direction of vertebral slippage called?

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Retrospondylolisthesis or retrolisthesis

29
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Identify all names given to type I spondylolisthesis?

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dysplastic spondylolisthesis, congenital spondylolisthesis

30
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Identify all names given to type II spondylolisthesis?

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isthmic spondylolisthesis

31
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Identify all names given to type IV spondylolisthesis?

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traumatic spondylolisthesis

32
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Identify all names given to type V spondylolisthesis?

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pathologic spondylolisthesis

33
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What is the locational bias of type I spondylolisthesis?

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L5 or upper sacral segments

34
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What additional conditions are linked to type I spondylolisthesis?

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Spina bifida occulta and nerve root compression of the S1 nerve

35
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What is the age group typically associated with type II spondylolisthesis?

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teenagers or young adults

36
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What gender bias, locational bias, and spinal canal dimensions are associated with type II spondylolisthesis?

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isthmic spondylolisthesis is common in men, located at the L5/S1 level and demonstrates an increase in sagittal diameter of the spinal canal

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