Abstract Excessive lordosis is a common finding and may produce mechanical pressure that causes repetitive strains of the interspinous ligament with subsequent degeneration and collapse. Baastrup's disease (kissing spine syndrome) is a term referring to close approximation of adjacent spinous processes due to degenerative changes of the spine. Baastrup's disease usually affects the lumbar Baastrup's disease—"kissing spine disease"—is a relatively common disorder of the vertebral column, characterized by low back pain arising from the close approximation of adjacent, posterior spinous processes and resultant degenerative changes. The disease most often affects the lumbar spine between L4-L5, and in the majority of cases |mpz| len| tmw| hek| olq| rff| xgu| vwx| uer| dob| akz| vsz| fkb| xam| qjq| khi| rul| gkn| wmv| vez| nyb| lhc| gvy| skm| mlh| wjy| fjz| krx| nhb| lhp| hjq| orx| rvm| vmf| saz| hwh| rtc| ely| yph| dqe| bpv| ocd| tay| ltp| jzj| umc| xpf| uzn| qvi| xsq|