Case Reports
. 2021 Jul 10;13(2):25537.
doi: 10.52965/001c.25537.
eCollection 2021.
Affiliations
Affiliations
- 1 Mount Sinai Medical Center.
- 2 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
- 3 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center.
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Ruben H Schwartz et al.
Orthop Rev (Pavia).
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. 2021 Jul 10;13(2):25537.
doi: 10.52965/001c.25537.
eCollection 2021.
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- 1 Mount Sinai Medical Center.
- 2 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
- 3 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center.
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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.