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Plane Supracristal Transcristal Structure Horizontal Superior Points Bilaterally

Front Supracristal plane
Back (Transcristal)

Structure: horizontal plane through most superior points bilaterally on iliac crests (located posterolaterally)

Function: intersects L4 level, surface anatomy for lumbar spine puncture or epidural block

Tags: osteology

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