Die anatomischen Besonderheiten des fünften Lendenwirbels und der letzten Lendenbandscheibe

Junghanns, Herbert

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“…2. Schema (modified after Cinotti et al [2002]) of the vertebral motor segment (Bewegungssegment (Junghanns, 1933)) consisting of two vertebrae and the enclosed intervertebral foramen (shadowed): 1, ''Cranial intervertebral foramen width'' (8a in Fig. 1 and Table 2).…”

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Age-dependent changes of the normal human spine during adulthood

2005

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The impact of aging on the morphology of the osseous spine is still debated. Clinical studies usually record combined aging effects, as well as age-related degenerative changes. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of (degeneration-independent) aging on the morphology of the osseous human spine during adulthood. Various osseous dimensions of human spinal landmarks at all major vertebral levels have been assessed in macroscopically normal Swiss skeletons (N = 71), with historically known sex and age at death, as well as in larger Central European skeletal samples (N = 277) with anthropologically determined individual age and sex. All measurements were correlated with individual age (or age group) by linear regression and analyzed separately for each sex. Only few osseous spinal dimensions, and only in men, correlate significantly with individual age. Generally, the significant dimensions show an increase in size during adulthood. Similar tendencies, but with significant alterations of spinal measurements in women as well, can be found in the larger samples with anthropologically determined sex and age group. Increase of certain spinal dimensions found in this study may be a reflection of an increase in the robustness of individuals with age. Because of the absence of a significant secular alteration of stature within the well-recorded sample, we exclude secular change in body dimensions as a major bias.

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2005

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“…According to Rathke (1952), congenital anomalies especially in the centra cause changes in the stasis of the vertebral column. Junghans (1933, 1937) stated that congenital defects of the vertebral column may result in a compensatory growth of other vertebrae, particularly of the adjacent ones, maintaining an equilibrium. However, this cannot be confirmed in this study because of the disarticulated preservation of the specimens.…”

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Vertebral Anomaly in Fossil Sea Cows (Mammalia, Sirenia)

Voß

Asbach

Hilger

2011

The Anatomical Record

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Four incompletely preserved caudal vertebrae lacking the neural arches of two fossil sirenian individuals of Halitherium schinzii (Oligocene) from the Rhine area in Germany and northern Belgium reveal osteological alterations. The caudal vertebrae possess a transverse process with growth retardation. This asymmetry indicates that the affected transverse processes are less developed than their counterparts and, consequently, deviate from the norm. Computed tomography (CT) scans reveal osteosclerotic patterns, a morphological feature that characterizes sea cows and supports the nonpathological state of the vertebrae. Additionally, no indications of vertebral fractures or any other occurrences due to external factors are present. This is the oldest documentation of such an anomaly in any sirenian and is interpreted here as hypoplasia, the underdevelopment of an organ or parts of it that might cause a functional deficiency. Anat Rec, 294:980-986, 2011. V V C 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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Human osseous intervertebral foramen width

Rühli¹,

Müntener²,

Henneberg³

2005

American J Phys Anthropol

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Alterations of the width of the human intervertebral foramen can play a pathophysiological role in low back pain. Osseous dimensions of the human intervertebral foramen are rarely recorded. Therefore, we present reference data obtained from skeletal samples of known lifestyle, population affinity, sex, and age at death. Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae of functional transition zones of 71 macroscopically normal spines from early 19th century AD Swiss burial sites were selected. The intervertebral foramen widths (IFW) were analyzed with respect to possible lateralization and the impact of sex, individual age, and stature. Neither a significant side difference nor a correlation of IFW with individual age or stature could be found. Females show somewhat larger IFW than males, especially in the lumbar region. Data comparisons with earlier studies are limited due to methodological differences and possible interpopulational variations. Furthermore, the osseous intervertebral foramen only reveals a glimpse of the clinically relevant in vivo structure. Nevertheless, more focus on the osseous dimensions of the intervertebral foramen will provide baseline data of this important anatomical landmark. These data could also explore the peculiarities of the intervertebral foramen, such as its reverse sex dimorphism.

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Die anatomischen Besonderheiten des fünften Lendenwirbels und der letzten Lendenbandscheibe

Cited by 17 publications

References 10 publications

Age-dependent changes of the normal human spine during adulthood

Age-dependent changes of the normal human spine during adulthood

Vertebral Anomaly in Fossil Sea Cows (Mammalia, Sirenia)

Human osseous intervertebral foramen width

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