Atypical lumbar vertebrae

Last revised by Craig Hacking on 8 Mar 2018

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Citation:

Palipana D, Hacking C, Atypical lumbar vertebrae. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 18 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-43475

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-43475

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/43475?iframe=true

rID:

43475

Article created:

12 Mar 2016, Dinesh Palipana

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Dinesh Palipana had no recorded disclosures.

Last revised:

8 Mar 2018, Craig Hacking ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Craig Hacking had no recorded disclosures.

Revisions:

4 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal, Spine

Sections:

Anatomy

Tags:

spine, anatomy

Of the five lumbar vertebrae, L5 is considered atypical due to its shape. The remaining lumbar vertebrae are largely typical.

For a basic anatomic description of the structure a generic vertebra, see vertebrae.