Absence Of Spinous Process, Inferior Articular Facets And Laminae Encountered In A Fifth Lumbar Vertebra Osteology Demonstration: Case Report

There are total of five lumbar verteae. Out of five, four lumbar verteae show typical features. The fifth lumbar vertea shows certain atypical features. Lumbar verteae are identified as having massive kidney–shaped bodies, superior and inferior articular facets, pedicles and thick and quadrangular spine. We observed a malformed lumbar vertea in college bone bank during routine Osteology tutorials.