Anatomy of the intervertebral foramen

Pain Physician

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 372-378

  Gilchrist, Russel V ^a   Slipman, Curtis W ^b   Bhagia, Sarjoo M ^a  

^a Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine   (United States)

^b Penn Spine Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Canal; Intervertebral foramen; Ligaments; Nerve root

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; DEGENERATION; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LIGAMENT; NERVE ROOT; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL GANGLION; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

EID: 0036816371     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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