1/14/2016 Spinal Questions Flashcards
(41 cards)
Lumbar spondylolysis is associated with what characteristics?
Familial association, spina bifida occulta, racial/ethnic disparities, gender and locational bias, youthful incidence and activities requiring repetitive stress on the spine
What is the age range typically associated with lumbar spondylolysis?
10-20 years olds
What activities are particularly stressful at the pars interarticularis of lumbar vertebrae?
Gymnastics, dance, soccer
What fills the space in a lumbar spondylolysis?
Fibrocartilagenous material
What name has been given to the material filling the space in a lumbar spondylolysis?
Nociception, neuromodulation and autonomic function
What is the appearance of the lumbar vertebra upon oblique X-Ray view?
A Scotty dog
What is the appearance of a spondylolysis in a lumbar vertebra upon oblique X-Ray view?
A collared Scotty dog
In an oblique X-Ray, spondylolysis below the superior artful car process of a lumbar pars interarticularis is associated with what part of the Scotty dog?
The neck of the Scotty dog
What part of the lumbar vertebra forms the eye of a Scotty dog?
The pedicle
What part of a lumbar vertebra forms the ear of the Scotty dog?
The superior articular process
What part of a lumbar vertebra forms the nose of a Scotty dog?
The transverse process
What characteristics are associated with cervical spondylolysis?
Rare, congenital, gender biased toward men, most common at C6 and linked to spondylolisthesis and spina bifida
What characteristics are associated with sacral spondylolysis?
Rare in the general population
Within typical percent in the native Alaskan (Inuit) population
Seems to be acquired
Gender biased toward men, most common at S1 and linked to activities such as kayaking and harpooning
What is the incidence of sacral spondylolysis in the general population?
It’s rare
Is sacral spondylolysis the result of congenital conditions, acquired conditions or an age-related conditions?
It seems to be acquired
What is the ethnic, gender, and locational bias associated with sacral spondylolysis?
The native Alaskan (Inuit) male at the S1 level
Identify all names given to typical III spondylolisthesis?
Degenerative spondylolisthesis
What is the location bias of type I spondylolisthesis?
L5 or upper sacral segments
What additional conditions are linked to type 1 spondylolisthesis?
Spina bifida occulta and nerve root compression of the S1 nerve
Which subtype of type II spondylolisthesis is stressed in Spinal II?
Lytic spondylolisthesis or stress fracture induced spondylolisthesis
What is the cause most frequently given for type II spondylolisthesis?
Micro fractures as the result of repetitive stress during hyper Flexion and rotation
What is the age group typically associated with type II spondylolisthesis?
Teenagers or young adults
Lumbar spondylolysis has not been reported in what group of individuals?
Fetuses, newborn, rarely in children under five years old, patients who have never walked and in non-erect species
What gender bias, locational bias, and spinal canal dimensions are associated with type II spondylolisthesis?
Isthmus spondylolisthesis is common in men, located at the L5/S1 level and demonstrates an increase in Sagittal diameter of the spinal canal
