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Bilateral Bertolotti's Syndrome: A Case Report of an Uncommon Presentation of Chronic Low Back Pain in an Elder Patient

Lower back pain caused by anatomical lumbosacral transitional vertebra is known as Bertolotti's syndrome. We present the case of a 65-year-old male with persistent chronic lower back pain with radiological evidence of an anatomical lumbosacral pseudo-joint bilaterally. The patient underwent con...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Barkhane, Zineb, Belaaroussi, Soukaina, Foudail, Mehdi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9351821/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35936116
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26569
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Sumario:Lower back pain caused by anatomical lumbosacral transitional vertebra is known as Bertolotti's syndrome. We present the case of a 65-year-old male with persistent chronic lower back pain with radiological evidence of an anatomical lumbosacral pseudo-joint bilaterally. The patient underwent conservative treatment with lidocaine and steroids that helped to improve and manage his symptoms. Our patient is an elderly one, and it is quite uncommon for the first appearance of Bertolotti's syndrome. Therefore, Bertolotti's syndrome is a rare cause of lower back pain, and clinicians should consider it in the differential diagnosis.