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Anatomical Variations in the Origin of the Lumbar Artery: A Cadaveric Study Augmented by CT Findings

Thomas Mombo Amuti, Ibsen Henric Ongidi, Innocent Peter Ouko, Dennis Nick, Joseph Mageto, Laura Ocholla, Beda Olabu and Julius Alexander Ogeng'o
International Journal of Spine Surgery October 2021, 15 (5) 906-914; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8118

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    Flow chart showing the selection process of CT scans obtained from the Kenyatta National Hospital Radiology Department.

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    CT showing the measurement of the distances (W, X, Y, Z) between the origin of the lumbar arteries and the top of their respective vertebra. LV, lumbar vertebra.

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    (A) Dissected aorta showing ostia for 3 pairs of lumbar arteries (L1, L2, and L3). (B) Dissected aorta showing ostia for 4 pairs of lumbar arteries (L1, L2, L3, L4). (C) Dissected aorta showing ostia for 5 pairs of lumbar arteries (L1, L2, L3, L4, L5), with the L2 originating below the renal artery. (D) CT scan showing 4 pairs of lumbar arteries (LA 1, LA 2, LA 3, LA 4). (E) CT scan showing 5 pairs of lumbar arteries (LA 1, LA 2, LA 3, LA 4, LA 5). LV, lumbar vertebra; MS, middle sacral artery; RA, renal artery.

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Anatomical Variations in the Origin of the Lumbar Artery: A Cadaveric Study Augmented by CT Findings
Thomas Mombo Amuti, Ibsen Henric Ongidi, Innocent Peter Ouko, Dennis Nick, Joseph Mageto, Laura Ocholla, Beda Olabu, Julius Alexander Ogeng'o
International Journal of Spine Surgery Oct 2021, 15 (5) 906-914; DOI: 10.14444/8118
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