Congenital Fusion of Lumbar Vertebrae Leading to Chronic Low Back Pain

Ruben H Schwartz; Jamal Hasoon; Amnon A Berger; Alan D Kaye

doi:10.52965/001c.25537

Congenital Fusion of Lumbar Vertebrae Leading to Chronic Low Back Pain

Orthop Rev (Pavia). 2021 Jul 10;13(2):25537. doi: 10.52965/001c.25537. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Ruben H Schwartz¹, Jamal Hasoon², Amnon A Berger², Alan D Kaye³

Affiliations

¹ Mount Sinai Medical Center.
² Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
³ Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center.

Abstract

Low back pain is a common ailment in the general patient population. The etiology of a patient's pain profile is multifaceted. Age-related changes to the vertebral column and Modic changes are among the most common culprits for a patient's pain. We present the interesting case of chronic low back pain in a patient who developed a congenital fusion of his lumbar vertebrae.

Keywords: back pain; chronic back pain; chronic pain; lumbar fusion.

Publication types

Case Reports