The role of radiography in the study of spinal disorders Ruiz Santiago, Fernando Láinez Ramos-Bossini, Antonio Jesús J. Wáng, Yì Xiáng López Zúñiga, Daniel Spine Radiography Back pain Spinal disorder Spinal curvature Osteoporotic fracture 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. 2020-12-16T10:20:18Z 2020-12-16T10:20:18Z 2020-08-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Santiago, F. R., Ramos-Bossini, A. J. L., Wáng, Y. X. J., & Zúñiga, D. L. (2020). The role of radiography in the study of spinal disorders. Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery, 10(12), 2322. [http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/qims-20-1014] http://hdl.handle.net/10481/64949 10.21037/qims-20-1014 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España Ame Publ. CO