title: [Significance of malformations and variations in the lumbosacral spine for the pathogenesis of intervertebral disk diseases].
abstract: Clinical data and x-ray findings of 1000 patients with back pain have been analysed. The authors found evidence that malformations and particularly development variations of the lumbosacral vertebral column may play a role in the pathogenesis of intervertebral disk degenerations. The discopathies become clinically manifest as a consequence of development faults at a younger age und in a larger number than in those with normal development of the spine. The clinical importance of the transitional vertebra is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000209:etiology*; D007796:Laminectomy; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000209:etiology; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Die Bedeutung der Fehlentwicklung und Variationen der lumbosakralen Wirbelsäule in der Pathogenese der Diskopathien.