Thoracic Spine
The thoracic spine is made up of _______ vertebrae
twelve
A surgical procedure of the thoracic spine used to treat multiple anterior wedge fractures using a balloon, followed by cement.
Kyphoplasty
The cervical spine is made up of ______ vertebrae
Seven
Applies to thoracic and lumbar only - when facet joints are not in contact, with side bending of the spine, there is rotation of the vertebral body to side of the convexity.
Fryette's First Law
The lumbar spine is made of _____ vertebra, ______ fused sacral vertebrae, and _____ Coccygeal vertebrae.
Five, Five, and Four
This mechanical motion involves an anterior elevation of the ribs with inhalation, making the ribs wider anterior to posterior
Pump Handle
A surgical procedure of the Thoracic spine used to treat spinal instability and anterior wedge fractures, utilizes cement.
Vertebroplasty
Involves a deceleration or acceleration injury of the cervical spine
Whiplash
When facet joints are in contact (flexion or extension), with side bending of the spine, there is a rotation of the vertebral body to the same side/ side of the concavity.
Fryette's Second Law
Age greater than 50, work activities, smoking, and obesity.
Causes of lumbosacral pain
This idiopathic deformity of the spine is seen as abnormal lateral curvatures of the spine, and when seen in the thoracic spine, produces effects of the ribs as well.
scoliosis/ rotoscoliosis
A surgical procedure of the lumbar spine in which there is some bone loss of the lamina.
Laminectomy/ Discectomy
There are ___ cervical vertebrae and ____ cervical nerves
The spinal nerve carrying both motor information and sensory information exits here
Intervertebral Foramina
Injuries to this particular structure occur most commonly between the L4-L5 vertebrae
Intervertebral Disc
This thoracic deformity is most commonly caused by multiple anterior wedge fracture, overuse of corticosteroids, or osteoporosis
Dowager's Hump
Decrease pain and inflammation, promote healing of tissues, therapeutic exercise
Acute phases of injury and treatment guidelines
This posturing involves increased lower cervical lordosis combined with upper cervical extension
Forward head posture
There are _____ pairs of zygapophyseal joints in the human spine
Twenty-Four
This diagnosis is result of one vertebral body moving too far anterior in relation to the vertebral body below it.
Spondylolisthesis
This positioning of the Zygapophyseal joints in the Thoracic spine resists anterior shear
Vertical or Frontal plane
This surgical procedure of the lumbar spine requires minimal bone loss and less recovery time
Microdiscectomy
This position of the Zygapophyseal joints helps to limit increased motion both anterior and superior
Horizontal or Sagittal plane
When motion occurs in one plane of the spine, it restricts motion in any other plane.
Fryette's Third Law
This positioning of the Zygapophyseal joints in the lumbar spine restricts anterior shear and rotation
Vertical or Frontal plane