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| failure of ossification within the neural arch |
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| differentiation between the above mentioned condition and osteolytic metastasis, neurofibroma, aneurysmal bone cyst, osteoblastoma, and sometimes an aortic aneurysm |
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| Medico-Legal implications associated with agenesis of the pedicle |
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| failure of ossification of part of a vertebral body |
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| most common hemivertebrae |
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| lack of anterior vertebral body |
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| lack of posterior vertebral body |
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| Hemivertebrae is most common found in this area of the spine |
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| Hemivertebrae: adjoining endplates of adjacent segments are configured to accommodate the shape of the hemivertebra |
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| incarcerated hemivertebrae |
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| Hemivertebrae that has a greater tendency for a progressive scoliotic deformity |
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| Non-incarcerated hemivertebrae |
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| scoliosis with sudden onset of neurologic deficits. Known visceral associations include VATER syndrome, cardiovascular, spinal cord, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary anomalies. |
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| Medico-Legal implications associated with hemivertebrae |
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| sagittal cleft separates the vertebral body into two symmetrical halves. There is also associated co-existing deficiency of ossification of the anterior and central portions of the vertebral body. |
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| progressive kyphosis of the thoracic spine, the vertebral bodies immediately above and below are also deformed and their endplates can invaginate toward the sagittal cleft, Degenerative changes in the adjacent disc will also be present |
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| Medico-Legal implications associated with butterfly vertebra |
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| condition in which the lowest lumbar or upper-most sacral vertebra has characteristics of both spinal areas |
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| Lumbosacral transitional segments |
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| structural problems such as altered biomechanics, disc bulging, annular tears, disc herniation, central and lateral stenosis, facet arthritis, and spondylolysis |
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| Medico-Legal implications associated with lumbosacral transitional segments |
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| located on inferior medial surface of the clavicles and represents a developmental variation at the insertion of the rhomboid ligament. |
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| is a normal variant that is of no clinical significance, and to not confuse this finding with other pathology |
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| Medico-Legal implications associated with rhomboid fossa |
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| left to right variations in the plane of the zygapophyseal joints of more than 5 degrees |
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| found in 20-35% of lumbar spines and is most common at L5-S1 |
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| Condition is not a congenital anomaly but an aquired condition because all lumbar facet planes are orientated in the coronal plane, and attain their adult orientation by 11 yrs, multifidus muscle plays important biomechanical role |
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| increased sclerosis of a pedicle on the side of the coronal facet is occasionally seen |
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| Medico-Legal implications associated with facet tropism |
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| Congenital fusions typically occur with bones in the |
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| Fusions associated with dysplasia typically |
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| cystic change, degenerative joint disease, and increased risk for fracture. |
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| Medico-Legal implications associated with carpal coalition |
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| The smaller isolated fragment of the Bipartitie patella is always located in the |
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| superior lateral aspect of the patella |
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| the doctor not confusing this condition with a patellar fracture |
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| Medico-Legal implications associated with bipartite patella |
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| is congenital fusions of vertebrae involving more than one motion segment. |
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| higher risk of neurological complications (especially those with atlantoaxial anomalies). The vertebral artery is prone to anomalous development which can lead to vertebrobasilar ischemia and infarction. |
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| Medico-Legal implications associated with Klippel-Feil Syndrome |
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| congenital elevation of the scapula |
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| torticollis, omoverebral bones (in 30-40% of cases), and the fact that the deformity does not improve without surgical intervention. |
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| Medico-Legal implications associated with Sprengel’s deformity |
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