- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Medical Imaging and Analysis
- Hip disorders and treatments
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
NeuroSpine Institute
2023
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
2018
We present the Jenkins classification for Bertolotti syndrome or symptomatic lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LSTV) and compare this with existing Castellvi patients presenting treatment.
Introduction Lumbosacral transitional vertebrae (LSTV) are increasingly recognized as a common anatomical variant and is the most congenital anomaly of lumbosacral spine. Patients can have symptomatic LSTV, known Bertolotti's Syndrome, where anatomy cause back, L5 distribution leg, hip, groin pain. We propose an outline for diagnosis treatment Syndrome. Methods retrospectively reviewed over 500 patients presenting to primary author with low buttock, and/or leg pain from April 2009 through...
Bertolotti's syndrome is a condition of the lower back and/or L5 distribution leg pain caused by lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LSTV). Diagnosing LSTV as cause symptoms and essential for accurate management this syndrome. Castellvi's classification system widely accepted anatomy, but it measures only one aspect anatomy was intended primarily to identify target-level disk herniations.In case, Castellvi failed patient (with 2 years pain) having an LSTV, even though he displayed LSTV-like...