TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - RADIOLOGIC EVALUATION OF THE THORACIC SPINE, STERNUM, AND RIBS A1 - McKinnis, Lynn N. Y1 - 2014 N1 - T2 - Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal Imaging AB - The differences in the regional characteristics of the thoracic spine result in a variety of developmental and postural deformities, fracture types, and joint dysfunctions. The cervicothoracic and thoracolumbar transitional regions are prone to specific mechanical problems, because these areas represent the junctions between the flexible cervical and lumbar spines with the less flexible thoracic spine. SN - PB - F. A. Davis Company CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1176547732 ER -