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Sacrum

"Sacrum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Five fused VERTEBRAE forming a triangle-shaped structure at the back of the PELVIS. It articulates superiorly with the LUMBAR VERTEBRAE, inferiorly with the COCCYX, and anteriorly with the ILIUM of the PELVIS. The sacrum strengthens and stabilizes the PELVIS.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sacrum" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sacrum" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 21 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 1993 and 2008 and 2017 and 2019 and 2020
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