Presentation
Chronic lumbar pain.
Patient Data
Age: 40 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Block vertebra


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Partial vertebral body fusion of L2, L3 and L4, with rudimentary intervertebral discs between them. The intervertebral foramina are wide. Lumbar lordosis is inverted.
Case Discussion
The diagnosis is lumbar block vertebra.
The block vertebra can be congenital or acquired. Congenital vertebral fusion usually occurs in the lumbar and cervical segments.