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Fernando Ruíz Santiago , Antonio Jesús Láinez Ramos‐Bossini , Yì Wáng , Daniel López Zúñiga ·

YOU? · · 2020 · Open Access · · DOI: https://doi.org/10.21037/qims-20-1014 · OA: W3088021355

Despite the growing use of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the study of spinal disorders, radiography still plays an important role in many conditions affecting the spine. However, the study and interpretation of spine radiograph is receiving less attention and radiologists are increasingly unfamiliar with the typical findings in normal and pathologic conditions of the spine. The aim of this article is to review the radiologic indications of radiograph in different pathologic conditions that affect the spine, including congenital, traumatic, degenerative, inflammatory, infectious and tumour disorders, as well as their main radiographic manifestations.