DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2014.v02i01.001

Pages: 1-2

Lumbosacral transitional vertebra is a congenital anomaly which involves either the sacralisation of the 5th lumbar vertebra or lumbarilization of 1st sacral vertebra. The aim of the present study is to highlight a case of incomplete left sided sacralization of 5th lumbar vertebra found during routine undergraduate teaching for osteology.The knowledge of the possibility of presence of such transitional vertebrae will be helpful for the clinicians in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with low back pain.Also the awareness of this possible congenital anomaly is important before any spinal surgery to avoid the incorrect numbering of vertebrae and cosequently wrong level spinal surgery.