Explain the meaning of "caudad vertebra" as it is used in the following sentence, "Osteophytes that form on the posterior surface cause lateral recess stenosis, impinging on the nerve roots of the caudad vertebra."
What will be an ideal response?
Caudad refers to a direction toward the tail, so the caudad vertebra would be the vertebra below the osteophytes (ie, the vertebra closer to the end of the spine).
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