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Table 2 The MA-LSTV types suspected by AP-LPR and verified by CT-CRIs (n = 91)

From: Lumbar plain radiograph is not reliable to identify lumbosacral transitional vertebra types according to Castellvi classification principle

Types

suspected by AP LPRs

Confirmed by CT-CRIs

IIa

IIb

IIIa

IIIb

IV

IIa

39

30

0

9

0

0

IIb

17

0

5

0

9

3

IIIa

2

0

0

2

0

0

IIIb

20

0

0

0

20

0

IV

13

0

0

0

11

2

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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