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Lumbosacral joint

The lumbosacral joint is a joint of the body, between the last lumbar vertebra and the first sacral segment of the vertebral column. In some ways, calling it a 'joint' (singular) is a misnomer, since the lumbosacral junction includes a disc between the lower lumbar vertebral body and the uppermost sacral vertebral body, as well as two lumbosacral facet joints (right and left zygapophysial joints). The lumbosacral joint is a joint of the body, between the last lumbar vertebra and the first sacral segment of the vertebral column. In some ways, calling it a 'joint' (singular) is a misnomer, since the lumbosacral junction includes a disc between the lower lumbar vertebral body and the uppermost sacral vertebral body, as well as two lumbosacral facet joints (right and left zygapophysial joints).

[ "Lumbar", "Anatomy", "Surgery", "Pathology", "Neuroscience", "Lumbosacral vertebrae", "Transitional vertebra", "Lumbosacral radiculopathy", "Lumbosacral spondylolisthesis", "Lumbosacral ligament" ]
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