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However, in birds, the hypapophyses are developed only in the vertebrae located at the cranial and caudal ends of the neck (Figures 1 and 3). The well-developed and rough capitulum of all cervical ...

Objectives To investigate the incidence, distribution and radiological characteristics of dural ossification (DO) associated with ossification of ligamentum flavum (OLF) in the thoracic spine. Design ...

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The spinal column, also called the vertebral or spinal canal, is made up of 33 vertebrae that are separated by spongy disks and classified into distinct areas. The cervical area consists of 7 ...

The thoracic spine – the 12 vertebrae of the upper back; ... Structures called intervertebral discs are located between each vertebrae. They are flat and round, and about half an inch thick. Their ...

The thoracic spine – the 12 vertebrae of the upper back The lumbar spine – the five vertebrae of the lower back The sacral spine – composed of a triangular structure called the sacrum (five individual ...

In the present study, we found that only 29% of the 97 thoracic and lumbar spine burst-type fractures diagnosed occurred in the thoracic spine, most of them being diagnosed in T11 and T12 (23%). Only ...