Anatomical study of lumbar vertebral pedicle and adjacent neural structures

Anatomical study of lumbar vertebral pedicle and adjacent neural structures

For the evaluation of the Lumbar pedicle morphometry and its relation to the neural structures, 14 male adult cadavers were dissected, and the size of the lumbar pedicle was assessed by measuring its sagittal and transversal diameter. It was found that the size of the pedicle increases from L2 to L5...

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Main Authors: Matuoka Cláudia Maria, Basile Júnior Roberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2002-01-01
Series:Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
Subjects:
Anatomy
lumbar spine
nerve root
pedicular screw placement
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522002000300004

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