Surface anatomical landmarks for spine surgery: A CT-based study of the sternal notch and sternal angle in 1,035 patients.
Jacob RazzoukMikayla KricfalusiTrevor CaseGarrett PetersenEaston SmallGrant SajdakKai NguyenWhitney KagaboOmar RamosOlumide DanisaWayne ChengPublished in: Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia (2023)
The location of the sternal notch most frequently corresponds to the T2 or T3 vertebral body, while the sternal angle is most frequently located at the T4 or T5 vertebral body. Increased patient weight is associated with relatively cephalad sternal landmarks. Patient height, sex, and ethnicity are not associated with either sternal landmark.
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- physical activity
- magnetic resonance imaging
- patient reported outcomes
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