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| Cervical vertebrae have fused together causing Sprengel deformity (can't raise arm all the way) |
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| Scapula is hypoplastic and high riding, fixated to c-spine by omovertebral fibrous band or bone |
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| tethered spinal cord due to a thickened filum terminale |
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old way to determine is CSF is flowing w/o stenosis by pressing on jugular area (intracranial pressure should rise rapidly in a normal pt)
- a positive test will have a delay in pressure increase due to stenosis |
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| Positive when the leg is bent at the hip and knee at 90 degree angles, and subsequent extension in the knee (kick) is painful (leading to resistance). This may indicate subarachnoid haemorrhage or meningitis. |
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| Batsons Vertebral Venous Plexus |
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-Hematogenous Route for CA cells to body/pedicles and for bacteria (septic spondylitis and/or septic diskitis)
-tussive syncope due to compromised structure |
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-anterior radicular artert from T8-T12 on left side of body.
-stenosis from aoritc dissection or aneurysm can cause PARAPLEGIA |
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-10x mor common than meningocele
-NTD with neral placode aka rachischisis (split open cord) |
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| shift in nucleus pulposas causing back pain |
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| Scheuermann Disease Type 1 |
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| inflammation of IVD causing bamboo spine |
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TB spreads to spine and collapses a vertebral body
-will see vertebra plana (flat) |
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-tangle of bv's, benign tumor
-will see honeycomb or corduroy vertebra |
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| -gives punched out lesions in vertebral bodies |
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innervate the L4/L5 zygopophyseal joint causing referred pain to the L3/L4 dermatome
*irritation to L4/L5 IVD will give referred pain to L4/L5 dermatome |
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| A degenerative disease of the spinal column, especially one leading to fusion and immobilization of the vertebral bones. |
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| intravertebral herniation separating a triangular piece of bone from the advacent vertebrae |
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| intravertebral herniation with a cephalad or caudad pertrusion |
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| Clinical Rule of Herniated Nucleus Pulposus |
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| If the IVD btwn L4/L5 is herniated, then it is the L5 spinal nerve that is affected. |
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| Cobb-Spinous Process Method and Moe pedicle method |
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| method for determining degree of rotation |
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| True Spondylolisthesis (Isthmic-type) |
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| L4 and L4/L5 IVD slide forward over L5 but L4 spinous process stays aligned with L5 spinous process |
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| Pseudospondylolisthesis (degenerative Type) |
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| The L4/L5 zp joints degenerate..L4 and L4/L5 IVD slide forward over L5 but L4 spinous process slides forward also. |
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| caused by metastatic CA to vertebra, infectious spondylitis or a hematoma form vertebra fracture |
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| Pott's Dz/Gibbus Deformity |
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| tuberculosis spondylitis causing a paraspinal bulge |
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