Latest Research
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“Did You Know”
For all new readers and new to the name of Bertolotti Syndrome. LSTV was first discovered by Italian Radiologist Mario Bertolotti in 1917, and how Bertolotti came about & received the name. Due to the age of this research all we can do is add the actual book citation that is recorded in history. (This information has been carried over the decades in literature. Yet the medical field in general are still on the fence about whether or not it can cause Pain). We must advocate for change and ask how this syndome over a century old can still be debated as to whether it causes pain and leave us undiagnosed.
Citation: Bertolotti, M. (1917). "Contributo alla conoscenza dei vizi di differenziazione regionale del rachide con speciale riguardo all'assimilazione sacrale della V. lombare" (Contribution to the knowledge of regional differentiation defects of the spine, with special regard to the sacral assimilation of the 5th lumbar). La Radiologia Medica, 4, 113-144
Where the classifications began
Lumbosacral transitional vertebrae and their relationship with lumbar extradural defects
Castellvi et al. (1984)
Bertolotti Syndrome
Miller et al. (2023)
Key Classification
Redefining the Classification of Bertolotti Syndrome
Jenkins et al. (2023)
Redefining the treatment of Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebrae for Bertolotti Syndrome: Long-Term Outcomes Utilizing the Jenkins Classification to Determine Treatment
Jenkins et al.(2023)
A Review of Symptomatic Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebrae: Bertolotti Syndrome
Jancuska et al. (2015)
A Comprehensive Update of the Treatment and Management of Bertolotti’s Syndrome: A Best Practices Review
Crane et al. (2021)
A Narrative Review of Bertolotti's Syndrome
Tsegaye et al. (2026)
An update on the prevalence and management of Bertolotti's syndrome
Rakauskas et al. (2024)
Operative Treatment of Bertolotti Syndrome: Resection Versus Fusion
Mikula et al. (2022)
Surgical Options for Bertolotti Syndrome
Ahn et al. (2024)