Spondy๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ vs
Spondy๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ vs
Spondy๐น๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ vs
Spondy๐น๐ผ๐น๐๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ vs
Prolapsed Inter Vertebral Disk (๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐) -
๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐งต
Spondy๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ vs
Spondy๐น๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ vs
Spondy๐น๐ผ๐น๐๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ vs
Prolapsed Inter Vertebral Disk (๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐) -
๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐งต
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐-
๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ osteoarthritis: Mainly involving the joints between the vertebral body and foraminal neurons--> The space between two adjacent vertebrae narrows--> compression of nerve roots. Can even cause cervical myelopathy(cord damage)
๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ osteoarthritis: Mainly involving the joints between the vertebral body and foraminal neurons--> The space between two adjacent vertebrae narrows--> compression of nerve roots. Can even cause cervical myelopathy(cord damage)
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐-
๐๐ป๐ณ๐น๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ arthritis:specifically sacroiliac & facet joints -->with multiple changes- erosions, sclerosis,calcification of vertebral and paravertebral structures-->finally leads to ankylosis.Spinal stenosis less common.Cervical myelopathy +-
๐๐ป๐ณ๐น๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ arthritis:specifically sacroiliac & facet joints -->with multiple changes- erosions, sclerosis,calcification of vertebral and paravertebral structures-->finally leads to ankylosis.Spinal stenosis less common.Cervical myelopathy +-
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐น๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐(mostly L5)-
Stress(hyperextension) fracture in a segment of vertebra(that connects superior and inferior articular facets) called ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ -->Exertional pain (mostly asymptomatic)
Common ๐ ๐๐ค: Scottish-Dog sign on Xray
Stress(hyperextension) fracture in a segment of vertebra(that connects superior and inferior articular facets) called ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ -->Exertional pain (mostly asymptomatic)
Common ๐ ๐๐ค: Scottish-Dog sign on Xray
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐น๐ผ๐น๐๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐(mostly L5-S1)-
Spinous-process fracture--> Breakaway of vertebral body from spinous process-->Vertebral body ๐๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ to the underlying vertebra--> Progressive deformation of lower back with exertional pain.
Spinous-process fracture--> Breakaway of vertebral body from spinous process-->Vertebral body ๐๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ to the underlying vertebra--> Progressive deformation of lower back with exertional pain.
๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐/Disk prolapse/Slipped disc/Disc herniation(mostly L4-L5 or L5-S1):
Protrusion/extrusion of ๐ป๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐น๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐๐น๐๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ of the disk-->into vertebral canal --> impingement & inflammation and of nerves/spinal cord--> Pain
Protrusion/extrusion of ๐ป๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐น๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐๐น๐๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ of the disk-->into vertebral canal --> impingement & inflammation and of nerves/spinal cord--> Pain
More than exam prep,I hope this thread helps everyone and myself to conceptually understand what exactly is written in our patients' MRIs.
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