Bertolotti's syndrome in children: From low-back pain to surgery. A case report.

We report the case of a 13-year-old child diagnosed with Bertolotti's syndrome after several years of functional complaints. Conventional radiography was used to diagnose the transverse mega-apophysis of L5, while sectional and functional imaging confirmed a lumbosacral-iliac impingement. In view of the transient efficacy of medical management, surgical resection of the transverse mega-apophysis was performed. The medium-term decline in symptoms was excellent and the patient resumed physical activities without limitation or pain. PMID: 31301389 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Neuro-Chirurgie - July 9, 2019 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Cuenca C, Bataille J, Ghouilem M, Ballouhey Q, Fourcade L, Marcheix PS Tags: Neurochirurgie Source Type: research