Open AccessMorphometric study on the 12. thoracic vertebra which is most frequently exposed to trauma and the closest vertebra to thoracic aorta
Author(s) -
Mehmet Korkmaz,
Hüseyin Özevren
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.28
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1306-696X
DOI - 10.14744/tjtes.2020.16794
Subject(s) - vertebra , thoracic vertebrae , thoracic aorta , anatomy , medicine , aorta , lumbar vertebrae , surgery , lumbar
To describe gender-related differences in the length of the left chord and pedicle at the level of 12th thoracic vertebrae and appropriate length of the screw to be applied so as to decrease the perforation risk of anterior cortex of the corpus and preventable injury of major vascular vessels.