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(Created page with "== Basics of spine == * Intervertebral discs ** They lie between the vertebral bodies ** They consist of the outer annulus fibrosus and the inner nucleus pulposus ** The discs have no blood supply, they’re instead supplied by diffusion *** Moving of the spine causes changes in compression of the discs, which creates a “pumping” effect which facilitates diffusion of nutrients ** Annulus fibrosus *** = concentric collagen fibres *** Protects against distraction ** N...") |
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= Basics of spine = | |||
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** As the patient ages the water content of the discs decreases, which puts more of the compression forces on the vertebral bodies | ** As the patient ages the water content of the discs decreases, which puts more of the compression forces on the vertebral bodies | ||
= 20. Spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis, sacralisation, lumbarization = | |||
== Spondylolysis == | |||
{{#lst:Spondylolysis|orthopaedics}} | {{#lst:Spondylolysis|orthopaedics}} | ||
== Spondylolisthesis == | |||
{{#lst:Spondylolisthesis|orthopaedics}} | {{#lst:Spondylolisthesis|orthopaedics}} | ||
== Sacralisation and lumbarisation == | |||
{{#lst:Sacralisation and lumbarisation|orthopaedics}} | {{#lst:Sacralisation and lumbarisation|orthopaedics}} | ||
= 29. Spondylarthritis ankylopoetica (ankylosing spondylitis) = | |||
{{#lst:Ankylosing spondylitis|orthopaedics}} | {{#lst:Ankylosing spondylitis|orthopaedics}} | ||
= 36. The degenerative spine (spondylosis, low back pain) = | |||
{{#lst:Spondylosis|orthopaedics}} | {{#lst:Spondylosis|orthopaedics}} | ||
== Low back pain == | |||
{{#lst:Low back pain|orthopaedics}} | {{#lst:Low back pain|orthopaedics}} | ||
= 66. Discus hernia, sciatica = | |||
== Sciatica == | |||
{{#lst:Sciatica|orthopaedics}} | {{#lst:Sciatica|orthopaedics}} | ||
== Spinal disc herniation == | |||
{{#lst:Spinal disc herniation|orthopaedics}} | {{#lst:Spinal disc herniation|orthopaedics}} | ||
== Cauda equina syndrome and conus medullaris syndrome == | |||
{{#lst:Cauda equina syndrome and conus medullaris syndrome|orthopaedics}} | {{#lst:Cauda equina syndrome and conus medullaris syndrome|orthopaedics}} | ||
[[Category:Orthopaedics (POTE course)]] | [[Category:Orthopaedics (POTE course)]] | ||