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The measured height of the lumbosacral disc in patients with and without transitional vertebrae
A A Nicholson1, G M Roberts, L A Williams
1Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff.
The British Journal of Radiology
|June 1, 1988
Abstract:
In the presence of transitional lumbosacral segmentation, the lumbosacral intervertebral disc is significantly narrower than its counterpart in non-transitional spines. Even in spines with no transitional features, the lumbosacral disc is significantly narrower than discs at higher levels. This narrowing does not imply disc degeneration.