Variation in the seventh lumbar vertebra and the lumbosacral junction morphometry associated with the sacrocaudal fusion in greyhounds

Abstract

Understanding the biomechanics of the spine is important to understand normal locomotion, especially when considering the fact that different animal species vary in their vertebral column anatomy and related characteristics such as the vertebral shape and number. For example, the normal number of lumbar vertebrae in horses, oxen and dogs is five to seven, six and seven, respectively