Vertical cleft through the superior articular process of the lumbar spine: fracture or anomaly? Case report.
A case is reported in which roentgenograms of the lumbar spine showed a vertical cleft in the superior articular process of the L-5 vertebra. The cleft seemed to be of no clinical significance.
D001416:Back Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography