Presentation
Fall from a table, with impact on his back from the edge of the table. Presented with pain at the thoracolumbar level.
Patient Data
Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Congenital L3-L4 vertebral body fusion
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Minimal lumbar scoliosis curvature to the right is seen on the anterior-posterior view.
No clear fracture is seen.
Incidentally, there is complete fusion of the vertebral bodies of the L3 and L4 vertebrae (block vertebra).
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Complete vertebral body fusion between L3 and L4 (block vertebra).
Case Discussion
This congenital spinal disorder was incidentally discovered.
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