Conclusions: Although uncommon, spinal TB still occurs in patients from developed countries, ... The tubercle bacillus begins its destruction in cancellous bone and eventually extends to the cortex.

The crenulations match similar crenulations on the base of the spine and help lock the spine in place. Whether tubercles are perforate ... There may be one primary tubercle to a plate, or several.

A single spine is divisible into three parts, a long shaft, a short neck and a base.The concave articulation surface that attaches onto the mamelon of the tubercle is called the acetabulum, and this ...

New data showed the tibial tubercle was more posteriorly positioned in patients with patellar cartilage lesions compared with patients with intact patellar cartilage. Researchers retrospectively ...