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September 26, 2024The International Journal of Spine SurgeryOpen Access

Are the Umbilicus and Iliac Crests Truly at the Level of L4 to L5? A Computed Tomography-Based Study of Surface Anatomy of the Anterior Lumbar Spine

David S. Shin Kai Nguyen Easton Small Trevor Case Mikayla Kricfalusi Alexander Bouterse Andrew Cabrera E. W. Purnell Wheddy Laguerre Jacob Razzouk Omar Ramos Olumide Danisa Wayne Cheng

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Abstract

This study aimed to determine whether the iliac crests are truly at the level of L4 to L5, accounting for patient demographic and anthropometric characteristics.

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Shin et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e5752db6db643587514e29 https://doi.org/10.14444/8651

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