BERTOLOTTI SYNDROME

Course overview

BERTOLOTTI SYNDROME IS A CONGENITAL DISORDER LEADING TO BACK PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH A LUMBOSACRAL TRANSITIONAL VERTEBRA (LSTV). IT MOST FREQUENTLY OCCURS VIA AN ARTICULATION OF THE L5 VERTEBRA TRANSVERSE PROCESS(ES) WITH THE SACRUM, LEADING TO IRREGULAR SPINAL MOBILITY AND PAIN. THIS DISORDER AFFECTS UP TO 8% OF THE POPULATION AND MUST BE ACCURATELY DIAGNOSED TO BE MANAGED APPROPRIATELY. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF BERTOLOTTI SYNDROME AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.