Non-Traumatic Spinal Disorders
- Previous year questions on Non-Traumatic Spinal Disorders for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Orthopaedics section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 10 live questions in Non-Traumatic Spinal Disorders.
- Orthopaedics is worth about 8 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 20 Aug 2026.
Q1.Lumbar canal stenosis presents as
- AClaudication✓ Correct answer
- BScoliotic deformity
- CKyphotic deformity
- DRadiculopathy
Q2.All are true regarding Scheuermann's osteochondritis except?
- ADorsal kyphosis
- BAutosomal recessive inheritance✓ Correct answer
- CPredominantly affects adolescent boys
- DIrregular ossification of vertebral endplates
Q3.Pseudoclaudication is caused by
- AFemoral Aery stenosis
- BPopliteal Aery stenosis
- CLumbar canal stenosis✓ Correct answer
- DRadial Aery stenosis
Q4.Vertebral rotation in scoliosis is checked in-
- AForward bending✓ Correct answer
- BBackward bending
- CSideways
- DWithout bending
Q5.Cobb's angle is used to measure the degree of -
- AKyphoscoliosis✓ Correct answer
- BAngular deformity of the knee
- CExtent of depression in calcaneal fracture
- DExtent of spondylolistheis
Q6.Which of the following is least likely to be associated with progressive congenital scoliosis?
- AHemivertebra
- BBlock vertebra✓ Correct answer
- CWedge vertebra
- DUnilateral unsegmented vertebra with bar
Q7.What change will be seen in vertebral column in ochronosis-
- ACalcification of disc✓ Correct answer
- BBamboo spine
- CIncreased disc space
Q8.Percutaneous vertebroblasty is indicated in all except -
- ATuberculosis✓ Correct answer
- BMetastasis
- COsteoporosis
- DHemangioma
Q9.Most common orthopaedic manifestation of Neurofibromatosis is:
- AScoliosis✓ Correct answer
- BSphenoid dysplasia
- CPseudoarthrosis of tibia and thinning of cortex of long bones
- DAtlanto- axial instability
Q10.Common causes of vertebra plana
- ATB
- BEosinophilic granuloma
- CMetastasis
- DAll of the above✓ Correct answer
Answer key
Q1: A. Claudication; Q2: B. Autosomal recessive inheritance; Q3: C. Lumbar canal stenosis; Q4: A. Forward bending; Q5: A. Kyphoscoliosis; Q6: B. Block vertebra; Q7: A. Calcification of disc; Q8: A. Tuberculosis; Q9: A. Scoliosis; Q10: D. All of the above.
Other topics in Orthopaedics
- Fracture Healing and Principles of Management
- Fracture Complications
- Disorders of the Cervical Region
- Clavicle, Shoulder and Arm Trauma
- Elbow and Forearm Trauma
- Hand Trauma
- Non-Traumatic Upper Limb Disorders
- Hip Dislocation
- Femoral Fractures
- Knee, Leg and Foot Trauma
- AVN and Other Lower Limb Regional Disorders
- Spinal Trauma
- Spondylolisthesis and IVDP
- Pelvic Trauma
- Pyogenic Bone and Joint Infection
- Tuberculosis of Bones and Joints
- Paediatric Fractures
- CTEV and Angular Knee Deformities
- Congenital Anomalies, Perthes Disease and SCFE
- Rickets and Childhood Metabolic Bone Disease
- Osteoporosis and Adult Osteomalacia
- Paget's Disease and Parathyroid Bone Disease
- Degenerative and Rheumatoid Joint Disease
- Seronegative Spondyloarthritis and Crystal Arthropathy
- Nerve Injuries
- Benign Bone Tumours
- Malignant Bone Tumours
- Implants, Splints and Traction Devices
- Amputation, Prosthetics and Joint Replacement
- Sports Injury