Changes in Lumbosacral Anatomy and Vertebral Numbering in Patients with Thoracolumbar and/or Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebrae

Changes in Lumbosacral Anatomy and Vertebral Numbering in Patients with Thoracolumbar and/or Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebrae

Background:. The presence of a thoracolumbar transitional vertebra (TLTV) and/or lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LSTV) may cause wrong-site surgery and problems while measuring spinopelvic parameters, including pelvic incidence and lumbar lordosis. The Castellvi classification of LSTV addresses c...

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Main Authors: Yasunori Tatara, MD, PhD, Takanori Niimura, MD, Tatsuhiro Sekiya, MD, PhD, Hisanori Mihara, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021-09-01
Series:JBJS Open Access
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/jbjsoa/fulltext/10.2106/JBJS.OA.20.00167

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