This learning pathway combines lumbar spine x-ray interpretation videos by MSK radiologist Matt Skalski with additional commentary, illustrations, cases and quizzes. The course covers all the major pathologies you may encounter in the lumbar spine including degenerative disease, inflammatory arthropathies and trauma (see topics).

Features

2 hours of video teaching by Matt Skalski
audio guide by Andrew Dixon
39 mystery cases, 20 annotated review cases and 20 MCQs
English subtitles and transcripts
official completion certificate

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Variant anatomy

4 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits ™

Radiopaedia designates this enduring material CME activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Intended audience

This learning pathway is intended for a broad audience including radiology trainees, physicians, medical students, radiographers, radiography students and physician assistants. It may also serve as a refresher for radiologists.

12 Months Access

Name: X-ray Interpretation: Lumbar Spine
Location: Online

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Pathway Overview

APPROACHING THIS PATHWAY
RADIOGRAPHIC ANATOMY
VARIANT ANATOMY Free Preview
SEGMENTATION ANOMALIES
TRANSITIONAL SEGMENTS
REVIEW QUIZ
DISC DEGENERATION
FACET ARTHROSIS
SPONDYLOLISTHESIS
REVIEW QUIZ
INFLAMMATORY ARTHROPATHIES
SPONDYLODISCITIS
OSTEOPOROSIS & HEMANGIOMA
SICKLE CELL & KÜMMELL DISEASE
HYPERPARATHYROIDISM & OSTEOPETROSIS
METASTASES & PAGET DISEASE
LUMBAR SPINE TRAUMA
REVIEW QUIZ
FEEDBACK
CONCLUSION & CERTIFICATE

Author disclosures

This activity was planned and authored by Andrew Dixon and Matt Skalski who have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The planning of this learning pathway was approved and overseen by the Radiopaedia Educational Board, who themselves had no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

You can view Andrew Dixon's current disclosures and Matt Skalski's current disclosures and read more about disclosures and ineligible companies here.

Prior to publication, this activity was:

peer-reviewed to ensure that the content was fair and balanced, supports safe and effective patient care and was free of commercial bias or marketing
reviewed by a test audience

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Publication and review dates

Initial publication date: 5 March 2024
Expiry date: 4 March 2027

All material that is accredited for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ is periodically reviewed at least once every three years, or more frequently if indicated by new scientific developments, in line with ACCME and AMA guidelines to ensure it remains valid.

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