title: [The median sacral artery in the human adult].
abstract: The topographical projection, course and length of the median sacral artery were studied in 32 adults. It was found that the artery originates at the lower quarter of the 3rd lumbar vertebral body and that its craniocaudal path does not coincide with the median sagittal plane of the lumbosacral column. Artery length values were in line with those reported by other workers.
authors.affiliation: Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga di Torino, Seconda Divisione Chirurgica.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Emanuele
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000715:Anatomy / Q000266:history; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply*