seperate lower thoracic spine?
Posted By: po on 2009-02-23
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lower thoracic spine/upper lumbar spine area.
how do you seperate these two?
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The lower convex curve in the lumbar spine was to the right, and the lower convex thoracic region to
Subject: The lower convex curve in the lumbar spine was to the right, and the lower convex thoracic region to the left
Is how I would do it.
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Subject: thoracic spine
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