CP4 Quiz 10

The following are common examination finding for a pt with facet syndrome except

Positive valsalva maneuver

Pain arising from the facet joints is estimated to account for what percentage of low back pain patients?

15-40%

According to the lecture notes, which 2 radio graphic findings are important in the diagnosis of facet syndrome

- Hadley S curve

- Van akkerveeken's measurment

A Meyer ding grade 3 slippage of the vertebral body is generally considered to be

Unstable

The facet joints are primarily innervated by which branch of the dorsal ramus?

Medial branch

According to the lecture notes, Jackson et Al demonstrated that all of the following were correlated with facet syndrome EXCEPT

Younger patient (20-40)

The pain associated w/ lumbar facet syndrome may arise from

All of the above

Per the lecture notes, Yochum and Rowe's essential of skeletal radiography states that 50% of patients with isthmi's (type II) spondylolisthesis have no low back pain related to the pars defect.

True

The most common type of spondylolisthesis is

Type II - isthmic

Treatment of which muscle would yield the greatest benefit to a pt w/ a meyerdinerding grade 2 spondylolisthesis?

Iliopsoas