title: The bony malformations of lumbosacral junction and sacrum: case reports and literature review.
abstract: The lumbosacral region, with its manifold variations and anomalies, is one of the most important section of the entire spine. From the fusion defects to the segmentation anomalies, a wide variety of malformation exists in this region. Individuals with such anomalies usually have no physical complaints until their spines undergo pathological conditions. Two patients with a variety of lumbosacral vertebra anomalies are described. Each of them had a different malformation, but low back pain was the common complaint of these patients. According to our knowledge, these cases have never been reported before. We analysed their clinical and radiological features and discussed with the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Maresal Cakmak Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey. yusufizci@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Izci
authors.forename: Ozcan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Apaydin
authors.forename: Tufan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ozdem
authors.forename: Kamil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cerrahoglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012447:Sacrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013131:Spine / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014965:X-Rays