American Journal of Neuroradiology, Vol 16, Issue 8 1616-1617, Copyright © 1995 by American Society of Neuroradiology
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Bilateral retrosomatic clefts at multiple lumbar levels
M Soleimanpour, ML Gregg and R Paraliticci
Department of Radiology, St Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center, Youngstown, Ohio 44501, USA.
Low back pain developed in a 44-year-old woman with a history of rheumatoid arthritis. Radiographs of the lumbar spine revealed bilateral pedicle defects at L-3, L-4, and L-5, with widening of the spinal canal and spondylolisthesis of L-5 on S-1. CT more clearly demonstrated bilateral retrosomatic clefts at multiple levels.