Distribution and length of osteophytes in the lumbar vertebrae and risk of rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysms: A study of dry bones from Chiang Mai, Thailand

• Main Authors: Patcharin Chanapa, Tohno Yoshiyuki, Pasuk Mahakkanukrauh
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine; Neuroscience
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84959356899&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/53264
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2014. Anatomy & Cell Biology. Vertebral osteophytes are a characteristic feature of intervertebral disc degeneration. In the lumbar spinal region, the two major structures in close proximity anterior to the spine are the inferior vena cava and the abdominal aorta, both of which have been repor...