title: [A rare type of block formation of lumbar vertebrae in a top-performance sportswoman (author's transl)].
abstract: The article reports on a block formation in the lumbar vertebrae of a woman athletic. In the authors' opinion, such an anomaly has not yet been described. The article demonstrates on the basis of a detailed descussion of developmental anatomy that the block formation extended from L 3 to L 5, L 4 being merely a "quarter vertebra". The findings and the complaints resulting thereform prompt the authors to demand that in persons aspiring to become top-performance sporstmen. The locomotor system must be subjected to a thorough examination.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001846:Bone Development; D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012420:Running; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
vernacular_title: Eine seltene Form von Blockwirbelbildung im Bereich der Lendenwirbelsäule bei einer Hochleistungssportlerin.