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| What are the primary curvatures? |
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| Thoracic and Sacral/ coccygeal regions[image] |
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| The length of the spinal cord varies according to age. |
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In the first trimester: the spinal cord extends to the end of the spinal column.
As the fetus ages, the vertebral column lengthens more than the spinal cord.
At birth, the spinal cord ends at L3.
In the adult: the cord ends at approximately L1 with 30% of people having a cord that ends at T12 and 10% at L3[image]
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A line drawn from the top of the iliac crest is known as “Tuffier’s” line. This line generally crosses the body of L4 or the L4-L5 interspace.
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