Avulsion of ascending lumbar and iliolumbar veins in anterior spinal surgery: An anatomical study

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 553-555

  Sivakumar, G ^a   Paluzzi, A ^a,b   Freeman, B ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior spinal surgery; Ascending lumbar vein; Iliolumbar vein

Indexed keywords

AORTA; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BLEEDING; CADAVER; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; ILIAC VEIN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; NERVE ENDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSOAS MUSCLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; VERTEBRA BODY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; ILIAC VEIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34250827049     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20457     Document Type: Article

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