Case: Spine radiograph #45551503
Spine Intermediate
Read this radiograph systematically before revealing the answer. What is the main abnormality?
Image: Kinderradiologie Olgahospital Klinikum Stuttgart via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized and converted to WebP
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Answer: Spondylolysis (pars defect)
What to look for in spondylolysis (pars defect)
- Pars defect on the oblique view.
Description by the image author (may be in another language): X-Ray of lumbar spine, lateral projection, showing Spondylolysis L5/S1 in a 11 yrs old boy
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Educational case. The diagnosis comes from the image's documented source; the "what to look for" list describes the condition in general and is not a report of this individual image.
