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Bertolotti's syndrome
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Bertolotti's syndrome is a commonly missed cause of back pain which occurs due to lumbosacral transitional vertebrae (LSTV). It is a congenital condition but is not usually symptomatic until one's later twenties or early thirties.[1] However, there are a few cases of Bertolotti's that become symptomatic at a much earlier age.
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X-ray of Bertolotti's syndrome (in this case, right transverse mega-apophysis of L5 with pseudoarticulation with the sacral ala). Woman 67 years old. |
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It is named for Mario Bertolotti, an Italian physician who first described it in 1917.[2][3]