Rheumatology Consultants

Reduced Lumbar Lordosis in Fibromyalgia: Radiographic Evidence of Lumbar Straightening by L1-L5 Cobb Angle

Background: Reduced lumbar lordosis has been observed in patients with low back pain, but lumbar straightening has not been well characterized in fibromyalgia. We hypothesized that fibromyalgia would be associated with reduced lumbar curvature on standing radiographs. Objective:...

Unilateral Sacroiliac Hemiagenesis in a Young Woman Presenting With Chronic Mechanical Low Back and Buttock Pain: A Case Report

Sacral agenesis is a rare congenital malformation belonging to the spectrum of caudal regression syndrome, whose clinical manifestations are highly variable and depend on the phenotype of the disease.We report the case of a young woman who presented with chronic mechanical low ba...