Are the Umbilicus and Iliac Crests Truly at the Level of L4 to L5? A Computed Tomography-Based Study of Surface Anatomy of the Anterior Lumbar Spine

David Shin; Kai Nguyen; Easton Small; Trevor Case; Mikayla Kricfalusi; Alexander Bouterse; Andrew Cabrera; Ethan Purnell; Wheddy Laguerre; Jacob Razzouk; Omar Ramos; Olumide Danisa; Wayne Cheng

doi:10.14444/8651

Article Information

8651

DOI

https://doi.org/10.14444/8651

PubMed

39326928

Published By

International Journal of Spine Surgery

Online ISSN

2211-4599

History

Published online September 26, 2024.

This manuscript is generously published free of charge by ISASS, the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery. Copyright © 2024 ISASS. To see more or order reprints or permissions, see http://ijssurgery.com.

Author Information

David Shin, BS1,
Kai Nguyen, BS1,
Easton Small, BS1,
Trevor Case, BS2,
Mikayla Kricfalusi, BS2,
Alexander Bouterse, BS1,
Andrew Cabrera, BS1,
Ethan Purnell, BS1,
Wheddy Laguerre, BS1,
Jacob Razzouk, BS1,
Omar Ramos, MD3,
Olumide Danisa, MD4 and
Wayne Cheng, MD5 ⇑

¹ School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA
² School of Medicine, California University of Science and Medicine, Colton, CA, USA
³ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Twin Cities Spine Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
⁴ Department of Orthopaedic and Neurological Surgery, Duke University Healthcare Center, Durham, NC, USA
⁵ Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Jerry L Pettis Memorial Veterans Hospital, Loma Linda, CA, USA

Correspondence to Wayne Cheng, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Jerry L. Pettis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 25805 Barton Rd Suite A106, Loma Linda, CA, USA; md4spine{at}yahoo.com

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