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  2. Retrolisthesis - Wikipedia

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    Retrolisthesis can be classified as a form of spondylolisthesis, since spondylolisthesis is often defined in the literature as displacement in any direction. [1] [2] Yet, medical dictionaries usually define spondylolisthesis specifically as the forward or anterior displacement of a vertebra over the vertebra inferior to it (or the sacrum).

  3. Spondylolisthesis - Wikipedia

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    Spondylolisthesis is when one spinal vertebra slips out of place compared to another. [1] While some medical dictionaries define spondylolisthesis specifically as the forward or anterior displacement of a vertebra over the vertebra inferior to it (or the sacrum), [2] [3] it is often defined in medical textbooks as displacement in any direction.

  4. Spurling's test - Wikipedia

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    The patient rotates their head to the affected side and extends their neck, while the examiners applies downward pressure to the top of the patient's head. A positive Spurling's sign is when the pain arising in the neck radiates in the direction of the corresponding dermatome ipsilaterally. [1] It is a type of cervical compression test.

  5. Cervical vertebrae - Wikipedia

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    In tetrapods, cervical vertebrae (sg.: vertebra) are the vertebrae of the neck, immediately below the skull. Truncal vertebrae (divided into thoracic and lumbar vertebrae in mammals) lie caudal (toward the tail) of cervical vertebrae. [1] In sauropsid species, the cervical vertebrae bear cervical ribs.

  6. Middle cervical ganglion - Wikipedia

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    Gray rami communicantes – join the anterior rami [citation needed] of the cervical nerves C5C6, sometimes also C4 and C7. [1] Thyroid branches – pass alongside the inferior thyroid artery to the thyroid gland. [1] Middle cardiac nerve – descends through the neck to reach the cardiac plexus in the thorax. [1]

  7. Cervical spinal nerve 6 - Wikipedia

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    The cervical spinal nerve 6 (C6) is a spinal nerve of the cervical segment. [1] It originates from the spinal column from above the cervical vertebra 6 (C6). The C6 nerve root shares a common branch from C5, and has a role in innervating many muscles of the rotator cuff and distal arm, [2] including: Subclavius; Supraspinatus; Infraspinatus ...

  8. Catfish’s Nev Schulman Will Be a Guide Runner in NYC ... - AOL

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    Schulman, 40, broke the C5 and C6 vertebrae in his neck this summer when he collided with a truck while riding his bike to pick his son up from school. He underwent emergency spinal surgery at the ...

  9. Cervical spinal nerve 5 - Wikipedia

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    The cervical spinal nerve 5 (C5) is a spinal nerve of the cervical segment. [1]It originates from the spinal column from above the cervical vertebra 5 (C5). It contributes to the phrenic nerve, long thoracic nerve, and dorsal scapular nerve before joining cervical spinal nerve 6 to form the upper trunk, a trunk of the brachial plexus, which then forms the lateral cord, and finally the ...