Figure 12From: Alternative classification and screening protocol for transitional lumbosacral vertebra in German shepherd dogsThe position (caudal, intermediate or cranial) of L7 in relation to the ilium in 228 German shepherd dogs with different types of lumbosacral junctions. Normal = normal lumbosacral junction, Type 4 = separation of S1 spinous process from the median crest of the sacrum, LTV = lumbosacral transitional vertebra of types 1–3, L8 = eighth lumbar vertebra.Back to article page