Morphologic and histologic study of the ligamentum flavum in the thoraco-lumbar region

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 171-176

  Viejo Fuertes, D ^a,b   Liguoro, D ^a   Rivel, J ^b   Midy, D ^a   Guerin, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Histology; Innervation; Ligamentum flavum

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTIC FIBER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INNERVATION; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE; TENDON;

EID: 0031821653     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01628891     Document Type: Article

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