Arthur L Jenkins, John O'Donnell, Richard J Chung, Sarah Jenkins, Charlotte Hawks, Daniella Lazarus, Tara McCaffrey, Hiromi Terai, Camryn Harvie
OBJECTIVE: We present the Jenkins classification for Bertolotti's Syndrome, or symptomatic lumbosacral transitional vertebrae (LSTV) and compare this with the existing Castellvi classification in patients presenting for treatment. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study of 150 new patients presenting for treatment of back, hip, groin, and/or leg pain from July 2012 through February 2022. Using MRI, CT, and X-Ray imaging, patients with radiographic finding of LSTV, appropriate clinical presentation, and identification of LSTV as the primary pain generator via diagnostic injections were diagnosed with Bertolotti's syndrome...
March 23, 2023: World Neurosurgery