Vertebral column
Anatomy · Topic 50
Source: NMC CBME Curriculum 2024 · Volume I · Anatomy · Topic 50 · combined PDF page 137
Practice questions
- According to the Global Burden of Disease 2021 analysis, approximately how many new vertebral column fracture cases occurred worldwide in 2021?
- The 2021 global analysis estimated the worldwide prevalence of vertebral column fractures at approximately:
- How many years lived with disability (YLDs) due to vertebral column fractures were estimated globally in 2021?
- Which population pattern was reported for the burden of vertebral column fractures in the 2021 global analysis?
- From 1990 to 2021, which pattern was reported for vertebral column fracture burden?
- What did the 2021 Global Burden of Disease analysis project for the number of vertebral column fracture cases from 2022 to 2046?
- Which modifiable risk factors did the global vertebral fracture burden study identify as targets for interventions?
- In a meta-analysis comparing vertebral column decancellation (VCD) with pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) for ankylosing spondylitis-related thoracolumbar kyphosis, which group had lower intraoperative blood loss?
- In the systematic review comparing VCD and PSO for thoracolumbar kyphotic deformity in ankylosing spondylitis, which procedure was associated with a shorter operation time?
- The VCD-versus-PSO meta-analysis for ankylosing spondylitis-related thoracolumbar kyphosis concluded that VCD had an advantage in correcting which aspect of deformity?
- The comparative VCD-versus-PSO review included patients with which underlying condition?
- In the meta-analysis of spinal column shortening for tethered cord syndrome, which technique had a significantly greater reported improvement in bladder function?
- In the tethered cord syndrome meta-analysis, which comparison of complication rates was reported for HSAD and VCR?
- Which set of outcomes improved with both VCR and HSAD in the tethered cord syndrome meta-analysis?
- In a systematic review of posterior vertebral column resection (PVCR) for spinal deformity, what was the mean reported correction in scoliosis?
- In the same PVCR systematic review, what was the mean reported correction in kyphosis?
- What overall prevalence of complications did the systematic review report for posterior vertebral column resection in spinal deformity?
- Which complication category was the most common in the PVCR systematic review, with an estimated prevalence of approximately 8%?
- What revision rate was reported in the systematic review of posterior vertebral column resection for spinal deformity?
- In a case series of old thoracolumbar fracture-dislocations with spinal cord injury treated by single-stage posterior VCR and internal fixation, what was reported about bony fusion?
- In the same thoracolumbar fracture-dislocation series, what neurological change was reported for the three patients with Frankel grades B and C?
- Among the nine patients with Frankel grade A in the thoracolumbar fracture-dislocation case series, how many had significant improvement in urination and defecation after surgery?
- In the systematic review of corrective osteotomies for adult chin-on-chest deformity, which level was the most common osteotomy level in most included studies?
- Which complication pattern was most commonly described after corrective osteotomies for adult chin-on-chest deformity?
- Which description best characterizes the progression of NF1-associated dystrophic scoliosis in the review of vertebral subluxation cases?
- What did the NF1-associated dystrophic scoliosis review report about conservative bracing?