Spine Disorders — Flashcards

What tests are used for sacroilitis in Ankylosing spondylitis?_____

A minimum of _____ degrees of Cobb's angle is usually required to define scoliosis

_____ gender is a poor prognostic factor for scoliosis

Two-column injuries of the subaxial cervical spine without neurologic deficit are managed with _____

What is the mx of type II odontoid # in a young patient with a stable fracture?_____

Undisplaced type III odontoid #s are treated with _____ for 8-12 weeks

In short-leg scoliosis, it disappears when the patient is made to _____.

_____ scoring helps to evaluate the sensory and motor levels for each side of the body and the overall neurologic level of spinal cord injury

What is the treatment of Clay-Shoveler's fracture?

_____ is used to describe degenerative findings in the adjacent vertebral endplates due to age-related skeletal changes or osteophyte formation.