A comprehensive review of the sub-axial ligaments of the vertebral column: part II histology and embryology.

Authors :: Butt AM
Gill C
Demerdash A
Watanabe K
Loukas M
Rozzelle CJ
Tubbs RS
Source :: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery [Childs Nerv Syst] 2015 Jul; Vol. 31 (7), pp. 1061-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 May 05.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: Background: As important as the vertebral ligaments are in maintaining the integrity of the spinal column and protecting the contents of the spinal canal, a single detailed review of their histology and embryology is missing in the literature.<br />Methods: A literature search using online search engines was conducted.<br />Results: Single comprehensive reviews of the histology and embryology of the spinal ligaments are not found in the extant medical literature.<br />Conclusions: This review will be useful to those who study or treat patients with pathology of the spine.

Subjects :: Humans
Longitudinal Ligaments cytology
Longitudinal Ligaments embryology
Lumbar Vertebrae cytology
Lumbar Vertebrae embryology

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1433-0350
Volume :: 31
Issue :: 7
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 25939717
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-015-2730-6

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