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Paleopathology Case 67 Vertebral column from a 20-year-old Peruvian man who died 1150 AD. Examination of the lumbar spine and sacrum revealed a severe retolisthesis of the lumbosacral junction with severe compression fractures of the L4 and L5 vertebral bodies. In addition, there was a loss of the normal lumbar lordosis. Radiographic examination revealed a complete bony fusion of the L3-S1 vertebral bodies. This was confirmed by computed tomography. Submitted by Dr. Peter Gerszten Diagnosis ? | Return to Table of Contents
Updated March 6, 2006
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