Atlas · Spine

Spine

A thirty-three vertebra column protecting the neuraxis and supporting posture. Degenerative disc disease, stenosis, deformity, and myelopathy define its clinical workload.

Conditions

6 conditions in this region

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Congenital

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

A three-dimensional deformity of the growing spine of unknown cause, characterised by lateral curvature and vertebral rotation during adolescence.

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Degenerative

Cervical Radiculopathy

Compression or inflammation of a cervical nerve root producing dermatomal arm pain with or without motor and reflex changes.

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Degenerative

Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy

Degenerative narrowing of the cervical canal producing chronic spinal cord compression and progressive neurological dysfunction.

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Degenerative

Lumbar Disc Herniation

Displacement of nucleus pulposus material beyond the disc space, commonly causing radiculopathy through compression of a nerve root.

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Degenerative

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Narrowing of the central canal, lateral recess, or foramen of the lumbar spine producing neurogenic claudication in older adults.

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Degenerative

Lumbar Spondylolisthesis

Slippage of one vertebral body on another, typically at L4-5 (degenerative) or L5-S1 (isthmic), producing back pain, radiculopathy, or neurogenic claudication.

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