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sacrum: see spinal column spinal column, bony column forming the main structural support of the skeleton of humans and other vertebrates, also known as the vertebral column or backbone. It consists of segments known as vertebrae linked by intervertebral disks and held together by ligaments. ..... Click the link for more information. . sacrum 1. (in man) the large wedge-shaped bone, consisting of five fused vertebrae, in the lower part of the back 2. the corresponding part in some other vertebrates |
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| The researchers observed a tendency in many of the cyclists to hyperextend the pelvic angle resulting in increased forces at the promontorium (where the pelvis and the sacral vertebra meet). Although paucity of articular cartilage from the first sacral vertebra required pooling of tissues from four subjects and disallowed full study of iliac cartilage, electrophoresis demonstrated that collagen findings corresponded with Type II collagen peptides that are characteristic of hyaline cartilage. |
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