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MODULE 3. Thoracic Spine. Normal Anatomy. Twelve vertebra Thinner discs, smaller central canal Rib articulations Forms a portion of the thorax Kyphosis increases with age, 20 o to 42 o. Series. Typical AP and Lateral filtration is a must for good quality films

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MODULE 3

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  1. MODULE 3 Thoracic Spine

  2. Normal Anatomy • Twelve vertebra • Thinner discs, smaller central canal • Rib articulations • Forms a portion of the thorax • Kyphosis increases with age, 20o to 42o

  3. Series • Typical AP and Lateral • filtration is a must for good quality films • Obliques thoracic spine occasionally used

  4. Lines of Mensuration • Cobb • Risser-Ferguson • Rib Angle Index • Scoliosis versus Convexity • Kyphosis measure • Straight Back Syndrome • Scheuermann’s

  5. Cobb

  6. Risser-Ferguson

  7. Kyphosis measure

  8. Straight Back Syndrome

  9. Scheuermann’s

  10. Scheuermann’s

  11. Scheuermann’s

  12. Common Conditions • Degenerative changes • Spinal fractures • Osteoporosis • Rib fractures

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