The morphological consequences of segmentation anomalies in the human sacrum.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Despite the high frequency of segmentation anomalies in the human sacrum, their evolutionary and clinical implications remain controversial. Specifically, inconsistencies involving the classification and counting methods obscure accurate assessment of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae. Therefore, we aim to establish more reliable morphological and morphometric methods for differentiating between sacralizations and lumbarizations in clinical and paleontological contexts.

Materials and methods

Using clinical CT data from 145 individuals aged 14-47 years, vertebral counts and the spatial relationship between the sacrum and adjoining bony structures were assessed, while the morphological variation of the sacrum was assessed using geometric morphometrics based on vari

SUBMITTER: Krenn VA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9303760 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature