Bertolotti syndrome refers to the association between lumbosacral transitional vertebrae and low back pain although it may be a consideration in younger patients, the entity is considered controversial and has been both supported and disputed since the italian radiologist mario bertolotti 18761957 10 first described it in 1917. Marco aurelio ramirez huaranga, eva revuelta evrard, andres. Article pdf available january 2014 with 5,097 reads. Bertolotti s syndrome is a commonly missed cause of back pain which occurs due to lumbosacral transitional vertebrae lstv. Information about the openaccess article transitional lumbosacral vertebrae and low back pain. It is not intended to be and should not be interpreted as medical advice or a diagnosis of any health or fitness problem, condition or disease. The content on this site is presented in a summary fashion, and is intended to be used for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is a congenital condition but is not usually symptomatic until ones later twenties or early thirties. Bertolotti s syndrome erin39 i have experienced low back pain slightly to the midline for my whole adult life, ive had two surguries. However, there are a few cases of bertolotti s that become symptomatic at a much earlier age. It is due to a congenital anatomical abnormality, and is defined by the presence of a transverse megaapophysis, which entails an alteration in the lumbosacral transition. Bertolottis syndrome is back pain in people with lumbosacral transitional vertebrae.
However, there are a few cases of bertolottis that become symptomatic at a much earlier age. Transitional lumbosacral vertebrae and low back pain. Results after surgical treatment for bertolottis syndrome functional low back mobility fair normal normal poor poor good poor poor normal normal poor poor fair normal poor poor second operation no no no new fusion no l5s1 disc operation no new fusion no no no no 145 disc operation no new resection anterior l4s1 fusion. Initial treatment should be conservative, while there are interventionist alternatives. Is it possible that bertolottis syndrome is causing your back pain. You would need a workup to determine if this is the case. Some studies suggest lumbosacral transitional vertebrae.
Sindrome icterico actual pdf linea linkedin slideshare. Avimadje m, goupille p, jeannou j, gouthiere c, valat jp. Bertolottis syndrome is a commonly missed cause of back pain which occurs due to lumbosacral transitional vertebrae lstv. This was a younger age than that of patients with multiple disc degeneration, singlelevel disease and isolated disc degeneration at the l45 level p bertolotti s syndrome in our study was 4. Bertolotti syndrome was described in 1917 by mario bertolotti, as already mentioned.
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