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What is the vertebral pedicle?

April 26, 2017pedicle vertebral

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What is the vertebral pedicle?

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The pedicle is a dense stem-like structure that projects from the posterior of a vertebra. There are two pedicles per vertebra that connect to other structures (e.g. lamina, vertebral arch). The location of a pedicle is illustrated below.