Four lumbar type vertebrae

Case contributed by Egidio Cespedes , 21 Aug 2022
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Andrew Murphy, 4 Sep 2022
Disclosures - updated 3 Sep 2022: Nothing to disclose

Updates to Case Attributes

Status changed from pending review to published (public).
Published At was set to .
Age changed from 45 year-old to 45 years.
Body was changed:

Small ribs can be confused with the transverse processes in the last vertebral bodies. The key in the case was to have a chest study that allowed to identifythe identification of D1 by the presence of the first ribs.The ribs of D12 are small and short, but they are jointed.There is no transition vertebra.

  • -<p>Small ribs can be confused with the transverse processes in the last vertebral bodies. The key in the case was to have a chest study that allowed to identify D1 by the presence of the first ribs.<br>The ribs of D12 are small and short, but they are jointed.<br>There is no transition vertebra.</p>
  • +<p>Small ribs can be confused with the transverse processes in the last vertebral bodies. The key in the case was to have a chest study that allowed the identification of D1 by the presence of the first ribs.<br>The ribs of D12 are small and short, but they are jointed.<br>There is no transition vertebra.</p>

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

As an anatomical variation, the presence of 4 lumbar vertebral bodies is identified.

Various degenerative changes in the dorsal and lumbar spine

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