FA72.1 Kissing spine
International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2026-01
Kissing spine, also known as Baastrup disease or Interspinous ligament syndrome, is a condition where adjacent spinous processes of the vertebrae come into contact due to degeneration or strain of the interspinous ligaments. This contact can lead to inflammation, pain, and other symptoms in the lower back.
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synonyms
- Kissing spine
- Baastrup disease
- Baastrup syndrome
- Interspinous ligament syndrome
- kissing spine syndrome
- kissing spine, site unspecified
- localised idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
- osteoarthrosis interspinalis
- overriding of dorsal spinous processes
- Kissing spine, occipito-atlanto-axial region
- Kissing spine, cervical region
- Kissing spine, cervicothoracic region
- Kissing spine, thoracic region
- Kissing spine, thoracolumbar region
- Kissing spine, lumbar region
- Kissing spine, lumbosacral region
- Kissing spine, sacral or sacrococcygeal region
- Kissing spine, multiple sites in spine
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