If you needed to perform joint mobilization on the transverse processes of T9, you could locate them by which of the following landmarks?
a. Just lateral to the spinous process of T11
b. Just lateral to the spinous process of T10
c. Just lateral to the spinous process of T9
d. Just lateral to the spinous process of T8
ANS: D
Due to the sharp angle of the spinous processes in the midthoracic spine, the tip of the spinous
process would extend to the same level as the transverse process below. The angle of the spinous
process varies throughout the thoracic spine, but in the midthoracic spine, the angle of the spinous
process is the sharpest.
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