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Examination of Lumbar Spine

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The lumbosacral spine consists of 5 vertebrae in the lumbar spine, 5 vertebrae which are fused to form the sacrum and the coccyx which is a fusion of 3–5 vertebra. The lumbar spine also comprises of various supporting ligament which play an important role in the stability of spine.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

    S. S. Dhatt

  2. Department of Orthopaedics, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry, India

    S. Siva Swaminathan

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  1. Education and Research (PGIMER), Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India

    Sarvdeep S. Dhatt

  2. Education and Research (PGIMER), Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India

    Sharad Prabhakar

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Dhatt, S.S., Siva Swaminathan, S. (2019). Examination of Lumbar Spine. In: Dhatt, S., Prabhakar, S. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Examination in Orthopedics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1235-9_8

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