Spine Disorders — Flashcards

The collapse of the entire vertebral body leads to _____ collapse/vertebra plana

Type _____ odontoid fracture occurs at the junction of the odontoid process and the body of the axis.

Crossed SLRT also known as _____ sign, or the well-leg raising test, is used for diagnosing IVDP

Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH) will characteristically present with ossification along the anterolateral aspect of at least _____ contiguous vertebrae

Two-column injuries of the subaxial cervical spine with neurologic deficit are managed with _____

The _____ classification is used commonly for Hangman fractures

The most common type of idiopathic scoliosis is the _____ idiopathic scoliosis.

_____ #s of the vertebrae occur due to axial loading, characterised by loss of vertebral height anteriorly, with no loss of posterior vertebral height and no posterior ligamentous or bony injury.

Scoliosis due to defective vertebral development is suggestive of _____ scoliosis

Late-onset paraplegia in spinal TB occurs when _____ causes injury to spinal cord