Intervertebral foraminal ligaments of the lumbar spine: Anatomy and biomechanics

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 17, Issue 4-5, 2001, Pages 275-282

  Park, Hun K ^a   Rudrappa, Satish ^a   Dujovny, Manuel ^a   Diaz, Fernando G ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intervertebral foramen; Lumbar foraminal stenosis; Nerve root; Transforaminal ligaments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035003970     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00013729     Document Type: Article

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