Lumbar Spine Osteoarthritis - L2 vertebrae - male 3D model

L2 Lumbar vertebra 3d model was created from sliced data sourced from a CT scan of the human's spine.

From the model, it can also be observed, that the spine was affected by osteoarthritis, which caused to the formation of osteophytes. osteoarthritis among other symptoms can cause lower back pain. Osteophytes are often a sign of spinal degeneration aging. Over the age of 60, bone spurs are quite common.

Patient description: age 58, male