Sacralization : Sacrum with Five Pairs of Sacral Foramina
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Sacralization : Sacrum with Five Pairs of Sacral Foramina
Context : The sacrum generally is composed of five vertebrae fused to form a triangular bony mass with four pairs of sacral foramina. The sacrum may contain six vertebrae, by development of an additional sacral element or by incorporation of the fifth lumbar or first coccygeal vertebrae produces five pairs of sacral foramina. Sacralization is entirely undiagnosable without an X-ray examination ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2219-3049,1817-065X
DOI: 10.3329/bja.v11i2.20670