75 yrs female has chronic backache, x-ray spine is shown. What is the most likely diagnosis:-
* Spondylodiscitis - Inflammation of disc along with paradiscal margin and shows slight narrowing the disc space at first in X-rays. It is a very painful condition. * Pott's spine - occurs in paradiscal area. X-ray shows narrowing of the disc space and erosion of adjacent veebral bodies. * Spondylolisthesis - Slipping of one veebra into other. Oblique X-ray view demonstrates "Scotty Dog Neck" which is pathognomonic Osteoporosis - Patient's age and the chronic condition points towards osteoporosis. The given X-ray shows Cod fish / fish mouth veebrae which is characteristic of osteoporosis.
Pott's spine
Osteoporosis
Spondylolisthesis
Spondylodiscitis
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