Saturday 3 February 2018

image Q. 113 - Tilted

Q.   Lateral tilt of the spine is called ?

a. Lumbago
b. Scoliosis
c. List
d. Listhesis
e. Pisa syndrome








































































































Answer -
c


List is a lateral tilt of the spine.

 A plumb line dropped from the spinous process of T1
falls to one side of the gluteal cleft.
Thus attitude may follow a symptomatic herniated disk and painful
spasms of the paravertebral muscles.

Lumbago is lower back pain.

Listhesis is displacement of one vertbra over the other in front ( anterolisthesis) or back (retrolisthesis). This is identified in lateral or oblique radiograph. Common site is lumbosacral junction.

Pisa syndrome is involuntary flexion muscular dystonia and lateral flexion of trunk with some rotational element. It may be complication of long term drugs like  antipsychotic treatment.


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