Sentences with phrase «last lumbar vertebrae»

As the problem progresses, the disc that is located between the last lumbar vertebrae and the sacrum may rupture.

The surgery might also include fusing the last lumbar vertebrae to the sacrum, according to the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.

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The other side of the muscle attaches to the inferior (bottom) of the scapula bone, the last 3 - 4 ribs on the posterior (back) side, the thoracolumbar fascia (connective tissue for the five lumbar vertebrae) and the iliac crest on the posterior (back) side.

The section between the last lumbar and first sacral vertebrae is called the lumbosacral (L - S) junction.

In most chondrodystrophic breeds it is the thoracolumbar area, the junction of the last few thoracic vertebrae and the first few lumbar vertebrae, that are involved.