Anatomic analysis of the transforaminal ligament in the lumbar intervertebral foramen

Neurosurgery

Volumn 57, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2005, Pages

  Min, Jun Hong ^a   Kang, Shin Hyuk ^a   Lee, Jang Bo ^a   Cho, Tai Hyoung ^a   Suh, Jung Guen ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cross sectional area; Intervertebral foramen; Transforaminal ligament

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGAMENT; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL ROOT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL NERVES; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 21744438916     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000163481.58673.1A     Document Type: Article

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