Standard Radiographs Lumbar Spine

Other Names

• Back Xray
• Lspine Xrays
• Lspine radiographs
• L-spine Xrays

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Introduction

• This page refers to radiographs of the lumbar spine

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Standard Views

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  Anterior-Posterior

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  Lateral

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Pathology

• Fractures
  • Compression Fracture
  • Burst Fracture
  • Chance Fracture
  • Spinous Process Fracture
  • Transverse Process Fracture
  • Rib Fracture
  • Sacral Stress Fracture
• Neurological
  • Lumbar Radiculopathy
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome
  • Sciatica
• Musculoskeletal
  • Mechanical Back Pain
  • Scoliosis
  • Kyphosis
  • Herniated Disc
  • Facet Joint Pain
  • Sacroilliac Joint Pain
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Spondylolysis
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Hyperlordosis
  • Baastrups Disease
• Autoimmune
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Infectious
  • Spinal Epidural Abscess
  • Osteomyelitis
• Pediatric
  • Scheuermanns Disease

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Evidence

• Needs to be updated

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See Also

• Physical Exam Back
• Back Anatomy (Main)
• Back Pain (Main)

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