Congenital Fusion of Lumbar Vertebrae Leading to Chronic Low Back Pain

Case Reports

. 2021 Jul 10;13(2):25537.


doi: 10.52965/001c.25537.


eCollection 2021.

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Ruben H Schwartz et al.


Orthop Rev (Pavia).


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Abstract

Low back pain is a common ailment in the general patient population. The etiology of a patient’s pain profile is multifaceted. Age-related changes to the vertebral column and Modic changes are among the most common culprits for a patient’s pain. We present the interesting case of chronic low back pain in a patient who developed a congenital fusion of his lumbar vertebrae.


Keywords:

back pain; chronic back pain; chronic pain; lumbar fusion.

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