Posterior Spinous Process

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
PSP
Pronunciation
/pɒˈstɪəriər ˈspaɪnəs prəʊses/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. To offer the basis for the posterior approach with spinous process osteotomy through observing the different pathological changes of the supraspinous ligaments being undergone unilateral or bilateral stripped paraspinous muscles.
  2. Methods From January 1998 to September 2001, 8 cases of unstable lower cervical spine were treated by operations, of anterior decompression, massive iliac bone grafting, posterior fixation with spinous process tension band wiring, and fusion with heterogeneous iliac bone grafting.
  3. All use an anterior cervical spine surgery in the posterior cut during the operation of the C7 spinous process bone as required for anterior interbody fusion of the material.
  4. Result In college students, the distance on the posterior thoracic wall from line between jugular notch and spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebrae ( JC ) to horizontal line of the jugular notch ( JL ) was longer than school children significantly.
  5. Results The vertebro occipital muscles involve 4 pairs of muscles, which are small in shape, but have developed well, arise from and inserted into inferior nuchal line of occipital, posterior arch of atlas, transverse process of atlas and spinous process of vertebra dentata.

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