IVF Flashcards
range for cervical
30-45 degrees
range for lumbar
34-45 degrees
what is the smallest ivf
cervical
size of cervic al ivf
5mm
angle of cervical ivf
anterolaterally and slightly inferiorly
where are cervical ivf found
only between vertebrae that have discs between them
there are no cervical ivf betwen
occiput and c1, c1 and c2
nerves exit () to z joint when it comes to oc-c1 adn c1-c2
posteriorly
c3 and down the nerves exit () to z jt
anteriorly
largest ivf
lumbar
up to () mm at L5-S1
18 mm
lumbar and thoracic ivf face
laterally /straight out
6 boundaries of ivf for lumbar and cervical
- inferior notch: superior border
- superior notch: inferior border
- ivd
- body of vertebrae BOTH
- articulating process
- zygopophyseal jt
superior vertebral notch of pedicles of thoracic are completely flat compared to ()
inferior vertebral notch
the consequence of the flat sup vert notch is that the
posterolateral aspect of bodies below does NOT CONTRIBUTE TO IVF