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Anatomy
Learn about the structure of the healthy spine
Mid back pain + Neurologic Signs / Symptoms
Very important, learn how your experience guides imaging / diagnostics to find your problem
Imaging / Diagnostics
Learn how we make a diagnosis and design a treatment plan
List of Thoracic Diagnoses
Organized based on anatomy and / or diagnosis type.
1. Intervertebral Disc Disorders
Major
Minor
Degenerative Disc Disease
Disc Bulge
2. Facet Joint Disorders
Major
None
Minor
Thoracic Facet Arthritis
Thoracic Facet Syndrome
Thoracic Facet Hypertrophy
Thoracic Facet Joint Effusion
Thoracic Facet Joint Cysts
Degenerative and Inflammatory Facet Disorders
3. Spinal Instability Disorders
Minor
Thoracic Spondylolisthesis
Thoracic Instability
4. Spinal Canal & Nerve Compression Disorders
Major
Minor
Thoracic Foraminal Stenosis
Thoracic Myelopathy
5. Vertebral Disorders
Minor
Flexion-Distraction Injury
Thoracic Vertebral Hemangioma
Tumors – Benign Vertebral Body
Tumors – Malignant Vertebral Body
Tumors – Metastatic
Vertebral Osteonecrosis
6. Spinal Deformity Disorders
Minor
Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis
Coronal Imbalance
Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis
Flatback Syndrome
Junctional Failure
Junctional Kyphosis
Lumbar Kyphosis
Sagittal Imbalance
7. Spinal Cord, Nerve Root & Dural Disorders
Major
Minor
Dural Ectasia
Intradural Tumors
Syringomyelia
8. Chest Wall & Costovertebral Disorders (Unique Thoracic Category)
This category is unique to the thoracic spine and often overlooked.
Major
None
Minor
Costotransverse Arthritis
Costovertebral Arthritis
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
9. Spinal Infections
Topics are identical for cervical, thoracic, and lumbosacral sections
Minor
Facet Joint Infection
Paraspinal Infection
10. Congenital Disorders
Topics are identical for cervical, thoracic, and lumbosacral sections
Major
Minor
Congenital Cervical Instability
Congenital Kyphosis
Congenital Scoliosis
Dermal Sinus Tract
Diastematomyelia
Hemivertebra
Klippel-Feil Syndrome
Lipomyelomeningocele
Myelomeningocele
Neurenteric Cyst
Sacral Agenesis
Spina Bifida Occulta
Tethered Cord Syndrome