Prevalence and severity of Bertolottis syndrome in Malaysia: A common under diagnosis.

Introduction: Bertolotti's syndrome (BS) is defined as the presence of low back pain (LBP), radiculopathy or both with a dysplastic transverse process (TP) of the fifth lumbar vertebra that is articulated or fused with the sacral base or iliac crest. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and severity of BS to promote awareness of this disease.

Method: A retrospective review of anteroposterior lumbosacral plain radiographs was conducted between 1 January and 31 December 2017.