Clinical assessment and management of Bertolotti Syndrome: a review of the literature

K McGrath, E Schmidt, N Rabah, M Abubakr… - The Spine Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Bertolotti Syndrome is a diagnosis given to patients experiencing pain caused by the
presence of a lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LSTV), which is characterized by …

[HTML][HTML] Surgical management of Bertolotti's syndrome in two adolescents and literature review

CE Louie, J Hong, DF Bauer - Surgical Neurology International, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Bertolotti's syndrome is defined by back pain and/or radicular symptoms
attributed to a congenital lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LSTV). There are few studies …

Bertolotti's syndrome: an underdiagnosed cause for lower back pain

F Alonzo, A Cobar, M Cahueque… - Journal of surgical case …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Bertolotti's syndrome refers to the presence of pain associated to the anatomical variant of
sacralization of the last lumbar vertebra. It is often a factor that is not addressed in the …

Examining degenerative disease adjacent to lumbosacral transitional vertebrae: a retrospective cohort study

A Desai, K McGrath, EM Rao, NR Thompson… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Bertolotti syndrome is a clinical diagnosis given to patients with low-back pain
arising from a lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LSTV). While biomechanical studies have …

Quality-of-life and postoperative satisfaction following pseudoarthrectomy in patients with Bertolotti syndrome

KA McGrath, NR Thompson, E Fisher, J Kanasz… - The Spine Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Bertolotti syndrome is a clinical diagnosis given to patients with
back pain arising from a lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LSTV). A particular class of LSTV …

Identifying the relationship between lumbar sacralization and adjacent ligamentous anatomy in patients with Bertolotti syndrome and healthy controls

KA McGrath, J Lee, NR Thompson, J Kanasz… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Bertolotti syndrome is a diagnosis given to patients experiencing low-back pain
due to a lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LSTV). LSTVs cause altered biomechanics at the …

The phenotypic morphology of human lumbar plexus roots associated with changes in the thoracolumbar vertebral count and trade-off

K Ishiguro, T Kawashima, F Sato - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
This study investigated the developmental basis for the human phenotypic morphology of
the interaction between the vertebrae and the nerve plexus by evaluating changes in the …

Prevalence, patterns, functional disability of Bertolotti syndrome among patients with low back pain at Mulago National Referral Hospital

NO Alinda, R Mugarura, J Malagala, H Kisembo - African Health Sciences, 2022 - ajol.info
Background: Bertolotti syndrome is a differential diagnosis in back pain. We know little about
it in Uganda. This study aimed to describe the prevalence, clinical and radiological patterns …

Identifying treatment patterns in patients with Bertolotti syndrome: an elusive cause of chronic low back pain

KA McGrath, NM Rabah, MP Steinmetz - The Spine Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract BACKGROUND CONTEXT Bertolotti Syndrome is a diagnosis given to patients with
lower back pain arising from a lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LSTV). These patients can …

[HTML][HTML] Bilateral Bertolotti's Syndrome: A Case Report of an Uncommon Presentation of Chronic Low Back Pain in an Elder Patient

Z Barkhane, S Belaaroussi, M Foudail - Cureus, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lower back pain caused by anatomical lumbosacral transitional vertebra is known as
Bertolotti's syndrome. We present the case of a 65-year-old male with persistent chronic …