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Spine & Pelvis- Spondy- NWHSU T1 Exam 1 questions fully solved & updated 2025.docx
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spondylosis - answer What is the term for a very small spurring at the anterior vertebral body corners? This is pre-osteophyte. spondylolysis - answer What is the term for a break in the pars interartifularis? severe trauma or (and more likely) repetitive micro trauma - answer How does spondylolysis happen? spondylolisthesis - answer What is the term for a forward slip of the vertebral body? (One cause is pars defect)
retrolisthesis - answer What is the term for a backward slip of the vertebral body? 6 - answer How many types of spondylolisthesis are there? type 1 spondylolisthesis - answer This type of spondylolisthesis is dysplastic or congenital, like spina bifida occulta, and occurs at L5. type 2 spondylolisthesis - answer This type of spondylolisthesis is isthmic and happens when there is a defect in the pars- stress fx(A), elongated(B), or acute fx(C). Very common! Especially at L5. type A - answer What subtype of type 2 spondylolisthesis is the most common? type 3 spondylolisthesis - answer This type of spondylolisthesis is degenerative and occurs in the facet joints. Arthritis allows the vertebra to slip forward. Very common at L4. type 4 spondylolisthesis - answer This type of spondylolisthesis is traumatic, and is a fracture in the posterior arch (anywhere except the pars). type 5 spondylolisthesis - answer This type of spondylolisthesis is pathological- often it involves primary or metastatic bone tumors that contribute to a pars fx or fx elsewhere. type 6 spondylolisthesis - answer This type of spondylolisthesis is latrogenic aka "doctor caused"