A transverse process is a bony protrusion from the back of a vertebrae bone in the spine. There is one on each side of every vertebrae in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine. … A transverse ...

"(The transverse process) was a tough one to learn in medical school, but if you think about our spine, it's a bunch of bones ...

To facilitate these goals, holography offers the advantages of visualization of the deep (ie, pedicle and vertebral body) and superficial structures (ie, facet joint, transverse process ...

While a transverse process fracture is technically an injury to the spine, it is not an injury to the spinal cord — the two are nowhere near one another (relatively speaking). Transverse ...

Facet joints, or zygapophyseal joints, are true synovial joints in the spine that ... The L1 to L4 lumbar medial branch nerves course over the base of the transverse process at the junction ...

Lumbar retrolisthesis is when parts of your spine, known as vertebra ... you to develop lumbar retrolisthesis and make the recovery process faster and smoother for those who have the condition.

Cervical below C2 is used to access C2-C7 vertebra. This is the most common type of approach for cervical fusion. • Lumbar Retroperitoneal Exposure ... fixation is achieved by fixation of the ...

Most spinal fractures occur in the thoracic or lumbar spine. Doctors may divide spinal ... fractures fit neatly into each subdivision. Transverse process fracture: This type of fracture is ...

The lumbar spine consists of five vertebrae in most people (a small minority have six), and these are the largest vertebrae of the spine because they bear the most weight. The vertebrae of the ...