2020
DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2020/47317.14353
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A Cadaveric Study on Lumbar Spinous Process Fusion: Risk Factor for Wrong Level Spinal Surgeries

Abstract: Introduction: The fusion of Lumbar Spinous Processes (LSP) of adjacent vertebrae may lead to errors in determining the correct spinal level. This may result in wrong level spinal surgeries around the lumbar region. Aim: To determine the prevalence of fusion between adjacent LSP. Materials and Methods: This study was a prospective observational study done in the Department of Anatomy, Smt. B.K. Shah Medical Institute and Research Centre, Vadodara, Gujarat, India. The present study had examined the lumbar spin… Show more

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