Pemeriksaan Vertebra Thoracalis Dengan Sangkaan Spondylosis Di Rumah Sakit Umum Pusat Haji Adam Malik Medan

Abstract

Thoracal spine radiography is an examination of the upper spine which consists of 12 (twelve) vertebral arrangement of the thoracic vertebrae. Spondylosis is a degenerative disorder that can cause abnormalities in the normal structure and function of the spine which is clarified from its location, namely: cervical spondylosis, cervicothoracic spondylosis, thoracal spondylosis, thoraco-lumbal spondylosis, lumbar spondylosis, lumbo-sacral spondylosis. In the term thoracalis spondylosis is characterized by changes in the spinal cord and soft tissue that result in stenosis of the entire spinal cord. Radiographs of the thoracic vertebrae have shown the anatomy and spondylosis of the thoracal T10-T12, using antero-posterior (AP) and lateral examination techniques. Antero-posterior (AP) projection to show the spinal body, pedicles and intervertebral discs. On a lateral projection to depict the vertebral bodies, intervertebral discs and intervertebral foramina. In collecting data, the author uses interviews and field observations. Diagnostic examination results provide information on the presence of abnormalities in the thoracalis using Computed Radiography (CR) equipped with a cassette and grid.