Clinical characteristics and outcome of young West African patients with Bertolotti’s syndrome

Avimadjè, Martin; Zomalheto, Zavier; Adjadohoun, Sonia; Gounongbe, Marcelle

doi:10.1016/j.ejr.2014.07.002

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“…22 . 19 We have attributed the findings to physiological and psychosocial differences in pain perception and pain reporting between males and females. 23…”

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confidence: 97%

“…In Sub- Saharan Africa, the prevalence of Bertolotti syndrome in the population is unknown. This could be because of the lack of African literature about it 19 . This study sought to bridge that knowledge gap.…”

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“…It is almost three times higher than that reported in some studies. 19 , 21 .This high prevalence could be explained because MNRH is a referral center and thus the spine clinic receives a lot of refractory back pain cases. Females were most afflicted in this study, however, in similar studies, males were afflicted.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This correlates with other studies which reported up to one-third of cases. 19 , 25 , 27 . For this study, the average age was higher and could explain more nerve root complaints associated with early disc degeneration.…”

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Prevalence, patterns, functional disability of Bertolotti syndrome among patients with low back pain at Mulago National Referral Hospital

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Mugarura²,

Malagala³

et al. 2022

Afr H. Sci.

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Background: Bertolotti syndrome is a differential diagnosis in back pain. We know little about it in Uganda. This study aimed to describe the prevalence, clinical and radiological patterns of Bertolotti syndrome and functional disability associated with it.Methods: We did a descriptive cross-sectional study at the spine outpatients’ clinic of Mulago National Referral Hospital. We screened patients with chronic low back pain for lumbosacral transitional vertebrae over four months and classified them according to Castellvi. We collected demographics, clinical symptoms, and functional disability data and summarized it descriptively.Results: Out of 385 patients, we identified 39 with Bertolotti syndrome. The prevalence and the median age were at 10.1% and 49 years respectively, with most patients being females (66.7%) in the age range of (36 to 50) years, the pain started during the age range of 31-40. The commonest and least were type IIA (20.5%) and type IV (10.3%), respectively. Most patients (66.3%) had radicular symptoms, mainly the toe extension nerve root. The average visual analog scale was 6.3. However, most patients suffered from mild- to moderate disability (66.7%).Conclusion: Bertolotti syndrome is common and functionally debilitating. We should consider it in the differential diagnosis of chronic low back pain. Keywords: Bertolotti syndrome; Transitional vertebrae; Functional disability.

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“…22 . 19 We have attributed the findings to physiological and psychosocial differences in pain perception and pain reporting between males and females. 23…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%