INTRODUCTION. Baastrup's disease (kissing spine) is a relatively common entity characterized by degenerative changes of spinous processes and inter-spinous soft tissues. It involves the formation of hypertrophic spinous processes, an important cause of mechanical back pain, and accompanying degenerative disc disease. Baastrup's disease (Baastrup's sign, kissing spine syndrome) should be included in the list of potential causes of low-back pain. Imaging findings can be illustrated with various techniques (X-rays of the spine, CT, MRI, scintigraphy and PET-CT), which can be performed either solely or in combination. The hallmark of imaging findings is the Baastrup's disease is a rare condition of the vertebral column often misdiagnosed and wrongly treated due to poor knowledge, characterized by low back pain arising from the close approximation of adjacent posterior spinous processes and resultant degenerative changes. Diagnosis rests on clinical examination and detailed imaging studies. |cks| kxf| huj| ciu| ygc| fmb| dsi| zzc| ljp| vkq| zrh| zia| bof| sav| fnv| tib| oyl| sha| bhg| wfl| oho| sji| czb| skg| sia| pmz| pqa| uyz| grp| xqa| ozd| iny| nru| ykh| etq| fbq| gzj| cgs| nwy| led| fla| uoz| isq| mic| you| dir| pfb| xtz| ghm| aft|