Vertebra

From Citizendium
Revision as of 06:21, 4 November 2009 by imported>Robert Badgett
Jump to navigation Jump to search

In anatomy, a vertebra is a bone in the spinal column.[1]

A typical thoracic vertebra, viewed from above.
Sagittal section of a lumbar vertebra.

Disorders

Various disorders may lead to lumbalgia (low back pain).


References

  1. Anonymous (2024), Vertebra (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. Carette S, Marcoux S, Truchon R, Grondin C, Gagnon J, Allard Y et al. (1991). "A controlled trial of corticosteroid injections into facet joints for chronic low back pain.". N Engl J Med 325 (14): 1002-7. PMID 1832209.