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How do i find out and who can tell definitively if my l5 is sacralized or have transitional vertebrae? x ray? pcp?
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Go see an Orthopod: I would recommend you see an orthopedic spine specialist. That way, you know you will get the proper x-rays.
Answered 10/4/2016
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By an x-ray called : An upshot ap-a transitional vertebra is one that is neither fully lumbar or sacral so a sacralized lumbar vertebra is a transitional vertebra. The only way o have a correct count is from counting/labeling the vertebra from the neck down. There are various configurations that a trasitional vertebra can exhibit.
Answered 12/23/2012
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