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Table 1

Definitions.

Hemisacralization The transverse process of L5 forms a diarhrodial joint or a bony union with the sacrum unilaterally
Sacralization The transverse process of L5 forms a diarhrodial joint or a bony union with the sacrum bilaterally
LSTV Sacralization of the lowest lumbar vertebra and lumbarisation of the uppermost sacral segment. The LSTV can also form a diarthrodial joint or bony union the os ilium
LSTV articulation Diarthrodial joint/pseudoarticulation/neoarthrosis between the transverse process of L5 and sacrum/os ilium
Bertolotti’s syndrome LSTV association with low back pain (LBP) and radicular symptoms

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