Latest research — About Bertolotti's Syndrome

Below, you will find relevant publications pertaining to Bertolotti’s Syndrome ranging from definition, systematic reviews, treatment options, and secondary issues that arise from LSTV.

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Redefining the classification of Bertolotti’s syndrome: Anatomical findings in lumbosacral transitional vertebrae guide treatment selection (Jenkins et al. 2023)
A systematic review and bibliometric study of Bertolotti’s Syndrome: Clinical characteristics and global trends (Zhu et al. 2023)
Clinical assessment and management of Bertolotti’s Syndrome: a review of the literature (McGrath et al. 2021)
A Comprehensive Update of the Treatment and Management of Bertolotti’s Syndrome: A Best Practices Review (Crane et al. 2021)
Understanding quality of life and treatment history of patients with Bertolotti’s Syndrome compared with lumbosacral radiculopathy (Golubovsky et al. 2019)
Bertolotti’s Syndrome in low-backache population: Classification and imaging findings (Ravikanth and Majumdar, 2019)
Bertolotti’s syndrome: an underdiagnosed cause for lower back pain (Alonzo et al, 2018)
An Unusual Case Report of Bertolotti’s Syndrome: Extraforaminal Stenosis and L5 Unilateral Root Compression (Castellvi Type III an LSTV) (Kapatanakis et al. 2017)
A Review of Symptomatic Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebrae: Bertolotti’s Syndrome (Jancuska et al. 2015)
Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebrae and their relationship with lumbar extradural effects (Castellvi et al. 1984)
Redefining the treatment of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae for Bertolotti’s Syndrome: long-term outcomes utilizing the Jenkins Classification to determine treatment (Jenkins et al. 2023)
Operative treatment of Bertolotti’s Syndrome: Resection versus Fusion (Mikula et al. 2022)
Identifying treatment patterns in patients with Bertolotti syndrome: an elusive cause of chronic low back pain (McGrath et al. 2021)
Surgical Treatment of a Rare Presentation of Bertolotti's Syndrome from Castellvi Type IV Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebra: Case Report and Review of the Literature (Adams et al. 2018)
Anatomical differences in patients with lumbosacral transitional vertebrae and implications for minimally invasive spine surgery (Josiah et al. 2017)
Minimally invasive tubular resection of the anomalous transverse process in patients with Bertolotti's syndrome: presented at the 2013 Joint Spine Section Meeting: clinical article (Li et al. 2013)
Musculature adaption in patients with lumbosacral transitional vertebrae: a matched-pair analysis of 46 patients (Becker et al. 2021)
Identifying the relationship between lumbar sacralization and adjacent ligamentous anatomy in patients with Bertolotti’s syndrome and healthy controls (McGrath et al. 2022)
Anatomical differences in patients with lumbosacral transitional vertebrae and implications for minimally invasive spine surgery (Josiah et al. 2016)

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Below, you will find relevant publications pertaining to Bertolotti’s Syndrome ranging from definition, systematic reviews, treatment options, and secondary issues that arise from LSTV.

Overview of Bertolotti's Syndrome

Clinical studies evaluating surgical treatments & outcomes

Secondary conditions associated with LSTV