Thread: Flexion/Extension Xray Results
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Old 06-10-2013, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Dubious View Post
What was going on at L2-L4 to cause anterior wedging? Normally the curve is "lordotic," not kyphotic? Compression fractures, perhaps?

You can Google "spinal instability, AMA guidelines" for an explanation of dynamic instability (probably why they ordered flex/ext x-rays to begin with)...
I had compression fractures L2 thru L4 40 yrs ago. How can you tell the curve is kyphotic and not lordotic????
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