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Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Diagnosis Intrinsic Spine ... Compression fracture, Spinal ... Spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis ... , spondylosis Systemic
Spondylosis - Pathogenesis and Complications

Vertebral disease that may compress the vertebral canal from all sides
Note: Do
Spondylosis - Pathogenesis ... Do not confuse "spondylosis ... inflammation of the spinal ... #Spondylosis #pathophysiology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Diagnosis Framework Spinal ... hemorrhage • Cervical spondylosis ... Non-compressive Spinal ... myelopathy - Spinal
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Neuromuscular Weakness • Spinal ... ALS, Cervical spondylosis
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Syndrome -> Anterior spinal ... with pre-existing spondylosis ... Syndrome -> Posterior spinal
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
lumbosacral strain) • Spondylosis ... arthritis of the spine ... Spondylolisthesis • Spinal
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Lesions of the Spinal ... cord - Spinal Cord ... Syndromes Spinal ... Causes of spinal ... history of cervical spondylosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Severe lumbar spondylosis ... Neoplasm in lumbar spine ... etc) in lumbar spine
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
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: • Disc • Spondylosis ... Poly-Radiculopathy: • Spondylysis
Spondylolysis & Spondylolisthesis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Pars interarticularis stress fracture (spondylolysis) - most frequently in the
Spondylolysis & ... stress fracture (spondylolysis ... Scoliosis #Spondylolysis