C7: The last of the cervical vertebrae, C7 has an extra-long spinous process. This is one of the bones that protrude through the skin at the back of the neck.

Variations, such as bifidity of the spinous process of the C7 vertebra and the presence of a ponticulus posticus on the atlas, can alter standard anatomical landmarks, potentially leading to ...

(HealthDay News) – There is a strong association between degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinous process fracture in patients undergoing interspinous process spacer (IPS) surgery. To ...

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The researchers found that IPS surgery was performed on 38 patients at 50 levels (38 at L4 to L5, 12 at L3 to L4; 26 one-level, 12 two-level). CT identified 11 spinous process fractures in 11 ...