Role of iliac crest tangent in correct numbering of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae

Gunduz N., Durukan G., Eser M. B., Aslan A., Kabaalioglu A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.49, no.1, pp.184-189, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 49 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1807-258
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.184-189
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background/aim: The iliac crest tangent (ICT) has recently emerged as a reliable landmark to correctly number the lumbosacral transitional vertebrae (ISTV). We retrospectively evaluated the reproducibility and accuracy of the ICT as a landmark in subjects without disc degeneration.