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OMM Review - Savarese - COMLEX /COMSAE Exam Questions and Answers
Which iiligament iiruns iivertically iialong iithe iiposterior iiaspect iiof iithe iivertebral
iibodies?
Posterior iiLongitudinal iiLigament ii(Begins iito iinarrow iiat iilumbar iiregion)
Why iiis iithe iilumbar iispine iimore iisusceptible iito iidisc iiherniations?
Narrowing iiof iiPosterior iiLongitudinal iiLigament
In iithe iithoracic iiand iilumbar iiregions, iithe iinerve iiroot iiexits iiwhere iiin iirelation iito
iithe iicorresponding iivertebrae?
Below
Where iidoes iithe iispinal iicord iiusually iiterminate?
L1-L2
,Due iito iithe iitermination iiof iithe iispinal iicord, iiwhere iido iithe iilumbar iinerve iiroots
iiexit iiin iirelation iito iithe iiintervertebral iidisc?
Above
A iipelvic iiside iishift iiusually iiindicates iiwhat?
Iliopsoas iidysfunction
A iipositive iiThomas iitest iiindicates iiwhat?
Iliopsoas iidysfunction
What iilandmark iiis iiused iito iilocate iithe iiL4-L5 iiintervertebral iidisc?
Iliac iiCrest
What iiis iithe iimost iicommon iianomaly iiin iithe iilumbar iiregion?
Zygopophyseal iiFacet iiTrophism ii(predisposes iito iiearly iidegenerative iichanges)
What iiis iiit iicalled iiwhen iione iior iiboth iitransverse iiprocesses iiof iiL5 iiarticulate iiwith
iithe iisacrum?
Sacralization
,What iiis iiit iicalled iiwhen iithere iiis iia iifailure iiof iiS1 iito iifuse iiwith iithe iiother iisacral
iisegments?
Lumbarization
A iidefect iiin iithe iiclosure iiof iithe iilamina iiof iithe iivertebral iisegment iiis iicalled:
Spina iiBifida
No iiherniation iithrough iithe iidefect, iicourse iipatch iiof iihair iiover iisite, iirare
iineurologic iideficits:
Spina iiBifida iiOcculta
Herniation iiof iimeninges iithrough iidefect:
Spina iiBifida iiMeningocele
Herniation iiof iimeninges iiand iinerve iiroots iithrough iidefect, iiassociated iiwith
iineurological iideficits:
Spina iiBifida iimeningomyelocele
What iiis iithe iimajor iimotion iiof iithe iilumbar iivertebrae?
Flexion iiand iiExtension
Sidebending iiof iiL5 iiwill iiinduce iiwhat iiin iithe iisacrum?
Oblique iiAxis iion iithe iisame iiside
Rotaion iiof iiL5 iiwill iiinduce iiwhat iiin iithe iisacrum?
Rotation iito iiopposite iiside
What iiis iianother iiname iifor iithe iilumbosacral iiangle?
Ferguson's iiAngle
, What iiis iithe iiintersection iiof iia iihorizontal iiline iiand iithe iiline iiof iiinclination iiof iithe
iisacrum iicalled?
Lumbosacral iiAngle ii(Ferguson's iiAngle)
What iiis iia iinormal iiangle iifor iithe iiLumbosacral ii(Ferguson's iiangle)?
25-35 iidegrees
Where iido ii98% iiof iiherniations iioccur?
L4-L5 iior iiL5-S1
A iiherniated iilumbar iidisc iiwill iiexert iipressure iion iithe iinerve iiroot iiof iithe
iivertebrae ii(above iior iibelow)?
Below
Sharp, iiburning iior iishooting iipain iiradiating iidown iithe iileg iiwhich iiis iiworse iiwith
iiflexion iiis iiindicative iiof iiwhat?
Herniated iidisc
Increased iipain iiwhen iistanding iior iiwlking iiindicates iiwhat?
Psoas iiSyndrome
What iiis iithe iigold iistandard iifor iithe iidiagnosis iiof iiherniated iidisc?
MRI
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