The anatomy of the human lumbar ligamentum flavum: New observations and their surgical importance

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 2307-2312

  Olszewski, Albert D ^a   Yaszemski, Michael J ^b   White III, Augustus A ^c  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

anatomy; insertions; ligamentum flavum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LUMBAR SPINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; BONE PLATES; DISSECTION; HUMANS; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0029845568     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199610150-00001     Document Type: Article

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