Pseudarthrosis - A pictorial essay

Subbarao Kakarla

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Subbarao Kakarla^1,*

¹KIMS Foundation and Research Centre, Minister Road, Secunderabad - 500003, Telangana, India

*Corresponding author: Prof. Kakarla Subbarao, MS, D.Sc. (HON), FRCR, FACR, FICP, FSASMA, FCCP, FICR, FCGP, Chairman, KIMS Foundation and Research Centre, Minister Road, Secunderabad - 500003, Telangana, India. Email: subbaraokakarla25@gmail.com

Received 19 October 2019; Revised 28 November 2019; Accepted 05 December 2019; Published 18 December 2019

Citation: Kakarla S. Pseudarthrosis - A pictorial essay. J Med Sci Res. 2020; 8(1):17-24. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17727/JMSR.2020/8-3

Copyright: © 2020 Kakarla S. Published by KIMS Foundation and Research Center. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Abstract

Pseudoarthrosis rarely presents as a diagnostic problem. However, since there are several etiologies, the specific cause may be difficult to identify. Radiologically, five morphological forms exist, although there is some overlap of these. The major form is hypertrophic and the other one is atrophic. The radiological characteristics are described illustratively. Often the etiological factors reflect on radiological presentation. Pseudo joint formation also occurs at transitional vertebrae of the lumbosacral spine, between spinous processes of L4-L5 and in late stages of congenital dislocations of hip.

Keywords: Pseudoarthrosis; etiology; radiographic findings; Pseudo joint; extremities; spine