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What is spina bifida occulta (SPO)?

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Failure of fusion of the two posterior arch ossification centers producing a midline defect

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Occult means?

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Hidden, small hidden

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What can not be seen on xray with spina bifida occulta?

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Can not see the spinal laminar junction

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What are some associated conditions w/ SPO

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Posterior disc herniation, and association w/ isthmic spondylolisthesis

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What is anterior arch agenesis?

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Absence of D-shaped anterior arch on lateral cervical film (rare)

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For stability b/t C1/C2 w/ anterior arch agenesis we need what?

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An intact dens, anterior arch, lateral masses and transverse processes, don’t really need a posterior arch

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How do we test for hypermobility w/ anterior arch agenesis?

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Perform flex/ext study to screen hypermobility

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What is posterior arch agenesis?

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Lack of cartilage template (partial or complete) for absence of a posterior arch

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What happens to the anterior arch and C2 w/ posterior arch agenesis?

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Hypertrophy and sclerosis of anterior arch and megaspinous of C2

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What is a posterior ponticle?

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Partial or complete ossification of the oblique portion of the atlanto-occipital membrane

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What does the posterior ponticle/arcuate foramen contain?

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Vertebral artery and 1st cervical nerve

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How common is a posterior ponticle?

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15% of the pop.

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Is a posterior ponticle more common uni or bilaterally?

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Unilaterally

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What are some other names for posterior ponticle?

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Arcuate foramen, Kimmerly anomaly, ponticulus posticus

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What might the posterior ponticle do to the nerves?

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May compress and traction

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Down’s syndrome?

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Trisomy 21, 1 in 600 births

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What can Down’s syndrome lead to?

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Atlanto-axial instability due to lax transverse ligament

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What % of Down’s syndrome patients are born w/out transverse ligaments?

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20%

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What are Down’s syndrome patients prone to?

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Cervical spondylosis and myelopathy

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What increased space is seen in Down’s syndrome patients?

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Increased atlanto-dental interspace (ADI) flexion lateral view

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What is Ossiculum Terminale/Persistens of Bergman?

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Non-fusion of secondary growth center of dens, separate ossicles in patients over 12 y/o

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What is Os Odontoideum?

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Two halves of the odontoid unite do not fuse to C2, probably due to old fracture w/ non-union

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Is the transverse ligament usually intact or not intact w/ Os ondontoideum?

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Intact

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What is the exception for dx before 5 y/o w/ Os Odontoideum?

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Hypermobility of the dens is demonstrated

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What type of translation is seen w/ Os Odontoideum?

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Sagittal translation, see if masses of C1 slide over C2

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What is hypoplastic/ageneic odontoid?

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The odontoid halves do not develop fully or at all (extremely rare), possible surgery

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What is a block vertebra/synostosis?

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Non-segmentation of two adjacent segments

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What is the appearance of block vertebra/synostosis?

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Wasp wasted appearance of AP diameter where two levels were joined together

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What are some complications of block vertebra?

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Premature DJD at adjacent levels, laxity at adjacent levels d/t increased stresses

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Where in the neck is block vertebra/synostosis the most common at?

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C2/C3 and C5/C6

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Where in the lumbar is block vertebra/synostosis the most common?

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L4/L5

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Radiographs showing block vertebra/synostosis what becomes no longer visible?

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Discs and roughened endplates

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33
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What is Klippel-Feil Syndrome?

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Multiple block vertebra, SBO, scoliosis, Sprengel’s deformity, platybasia

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What is the classic triad associated w/ KFS?

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Shortness (d/t loss of disc spaces)
Webbed neck (pterygium coli)
Lowered hairline
Decreased Cx ROM

35
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What soft tissue anomalies are associated w/ KFS?

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GU anomalis (horseshoe kidney or 2 ureters off one kidney) intravenous urogram or pylogram

36
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What is Sprengel Deformity?

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Congenitally undescended scapula

37
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Where is Sprengel’s Deformity normally at?

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Inferior angle at T7

38
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What is an omovertebral bone?

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In Sprengel’s deformity it is a chunk of bone that fixes the scapula to the spine present only sometimes

39
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Is KFS and Sprengel’s deformity isolated from each other or associated w/ each other?

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Both

40
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What is cervical spondylolisthesis?

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Congenital form caused by bilateral agenesis of pedicles and dysplasia (malformation) of articular processes

41
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At what level is cervical spondylolisthesis most common?

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C6 (C6 slipped forward compared to C7)

42
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Is cervical spondylolistheses more common in males or females?

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M>F

43
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What is commonly associated at the same level as cervical spondylolisthesis?

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SBO

44
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Is cervical spondylolisthesis symptomatic or asymptomatic?

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Both

45
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What does a lateral view of cervical spondylolisthesis show?

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Lucencies b/t pedicle and SP

46
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Where are cervical ribs most common at?

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C5-7

47
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What do the cervical ribs articulate w/?

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The TPs. Articulations w/ TP differentiates from hyperplastic TP

48
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If a patient as a cervical rib at C5 what else will the patient present w/?

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Cervical ribs the rest of the way down

49
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What are apparent defects in the medial aspects of lateral masses in the cervical spine?

A

C1 lateral mass notches

50
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What is a C1 lateral mass notch?

A

Apparent defects in the medial aspects of lateral masses in the cervical spine

51
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What do the lucencies of the atlas in C1 lateral mass notches represent?

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Attachment sites of the transverse ligament

52
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What are the central maxillary incisors?

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May look like vertical fracture through the dens but is actually a space b/t teeth

53
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What may look like a vertical fracture through the dens?

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Central maxillary incisors

54
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What is the match effect?

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Overlapping structure of posterior arch of C1 we see lucency at bottom of C1, shadow formed by diverging xrays, may be lips, tongue and occiput

55
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What are the paraodontoid notches?

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Notches next to the dens

56
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What do the paraodontoid notches represent?

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Part of the growth centers/synchondrosis (didn’t fill w/ bone)

57
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What is Eagles Syndrome?

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It is a stylohyoid ossification

58
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What view shows Eagles syndrome the best?

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APOM, but can still be seen on lateral view

59
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What is associated w/ Eagles syndrome?

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Dysphagia and anterior neck pain

60
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What can PLL ossification cause?

A

Spinal stenosis

61
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What is facet notching?

A

Mimics erosion or fracture, no trauma yet trauma can cause it

62
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Articular pillars overlapping due to what may mimic vertebral pillar fracture?

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Rotation

63
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What is a pseudofracture and arthrosis?

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Lucency seen through the body but actually unco-vertebral joint arthrosis, (look like they have become slightly horizontal)

64
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What is a pyriform sinus?

A

Lucency medial to v-body on AP film, may look like a destructive lesion, but just air space overlying the bone

65
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What is the transverse foramen of C2

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Looks like holes in the bone but are very symmetric looking, not a destructive lesion

66
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What are Hahn’s venous clefts?

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Vascular channels seen as horizontal lucencies thorugh the mid-vertebral body

67
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Where are Hahn’s venous cleft most common at?

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Lower thoracic spine

68
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Are Hahn’s venous clefts normal or abnormal findings?

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normal

69
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What is a lumbar block vertebra?

A

Non segmentation in thoracic and lumbar

70
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Are block vertebra more common in the cervicals or lumbar spine?

A

Cervicals

71
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Where are lumbar block vertebra m/c found?

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L4/L5

72
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What do we assume if there is multiple block vertebra?

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KFS

73
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What is a butterfly vertebra?

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Central hourglass shaped lucency in the body on AP radiographs. Continuous disc material vertebra from adjacent discs

74
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How do butterfly vertebra and SBO differ?

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In butterfly vertebra the body is separated compared to SBO where posterior elements are separated

75
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What happens to the vertebral body in butterfly vertebra?

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Becomes wider

76
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Are butterfly vertebra stable or unstable?

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Usually stable

77
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What type of fracture does a butterfly vertebra look like?

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Burst fracture

78
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What is a hemivertebra?

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Failure of ossification center, becomes a wedge shaped vertebra and adjacent endplate deformities

79
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Where are hemivertebra m/c?

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Laterally m/c and dorsal/ventral l/c

80
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What are hemivertebra usually associated w/?

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Block vertebra, KFS, diastematomyelia (spinal cord split into two halves)

81
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If a hemivertebra is isolated what does it often cause?

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Scoliosis

82
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What does the term scrambled spine refer to?

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When hemivertebra is w/ block vertebra

83
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How do we know hemivertebra are congenital?

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B/c of the absence of osteophytes

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