It occurs when an atypical vertebra at the bottom of the lumbar spine fuses partially or fully with the sacrum. Researchers are not yet sure why some people develop Bertolotti syndrome.

“This led to atypical vertebral body shapes of the lower thoracic and lumbar spine on radiographs. Inability to walk has been identified as a risk factor for reduced depth growth of the lumbar ...

2.5 at the lumbar spine or total hip. Approximately 70% of the original participants continued in the follow-up study. Of these, 2343 continued to receive denosumab and 2207 crossed over from ...

Osteonecrosis of the jaw and atypical femur fractures have been ... score of less than −2.5 but not less than −4.0 at the lumbar spine or total hip showed that treatment with denosumab ...

An extremely rare condition of the spine, in which an extra lumbar vertebra is present, was recently discovered in nearly one-fifth of burials in an ancient Peruvian cemetery. Could this inherited ...

There have been no cases of atypical femoral fractures to date ... group experienced further benefits in BMD of the lumbar spine and hip. In the fourth year, BMD of the lumbar spine increased ...