Example Sentences for obstructive. 1  There is no obstructive limit to the achievements of the army of labor. 2  The masters had been selfish and obstructive, the men selfish, silly, and light-headed. 3  It is disgraceful, however, for the citizen to remain indifferent or obstructive, to grumble over the cost.
1 60-70% of thoracolumbar spine fractures in adults occur at T12, L1 and L2, with 90% of all fractures being seen between T11 and L4. 2  It is therefore important that T11/T12 is included on all trauma lumbar spine films.
Thoracic spine trauma. Drawing of the thoracolumbar spine viewed from an oblique frontal projection. SC indicates the spinal cord; NP, nucleus pulposus; VB, vertebral body; AF, annulus fibrosis; VNR, ventral nerve root; SN, spinal nerve; TP, transverse process; DNR, dorsal nerve root; and NRG, nerve root ganglion.