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Had an x-ray done of my back. two of my lower vertebrae are fused together and probably happened at birth i was told. is there a name for this?
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No: There is a name for neck fusion, called klippel-feil syndrome, but i'm not aware of a name for lumbar fusion. This didnt happen during or after birth, it happened during embryo development..
Answered 10/2/2013
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