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(a and b) Axial and coronal CT lumbosacral spine showing the l5 wide transverse process with a bony ridge connecting the l5 to the sacrum. (Red arrow).
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Bertolotti's syndrome was diagnosed on a preoperative CT scan. that showed a transitional vertebra at the lumbosacral spine junction (i.e., labeled as a partially lumbarized S1 with pseudoarthrosis on the right side [Figures 1a, b and 2].
3D reconstruction of the lumbosacral spine showing the l5 wide transverse process with a bony ridge connecting the l5 to the sacrum. (Red circle).
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Bertolotti's syndrome was diagnosed on a preoperative CT scan. that showed a transitional vertebra at the lumbosacral spine junction (i.e., labeled as a partially lumbarized S1 with pseudoarthrosis on the right side [Figures 1a, b and 2].