title: Limbus Vertebra Presenting with Inflammatory Low Back Pain: A Case Report.
abstract: Limbus vertebra is a condition characterized by marginal interosseous herniation of the nucleus pulposus, and causes non specific symptoms like low back pain, back pain, muscle spasms and radiculopathy. It is frequently confused with vertebral fracture, infection, schmorl nodule or tumour because it has not a spesific symptom. It usually causes mechanical low back pain rather than inflammatory low back pain. We reported a patient presented with inflammatory low back pain and diagnosed with anterior limbus vertebra because it is rare and the patient has atypical clinical presentation.
authors.affiliation: Faculty, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Akdeniz University , Turkey .
authors.forename: Serpil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tuna
authors.affiliation: Faculty, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Akdeniz University , Turkey .
authors.forename: Tayfun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Özdemir
authors.affiliation: Faculty, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Akdeniz University , Turkey .
authors.forename: Hande Ece
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Öz
keywords: Anterior limbus vertebra; Interosseous herniation; Radiculopathy