Morphometric studies of the ligamentum flavum: A correlative microanatomical and MRI study of the lumbar spine

Zentralblatt fur Neurochirurgie

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 200-204

  Winkler, P A ^a   Zausinger, S ^a   Milz, S ^a   Buettner, A ^a   Wiesmann, M ^a   Tonn, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hypertrophy of ligamentum flavum; Lateral extent; Ligamentectomy; Ligamentum flavum; Lumbar stenosis; Microanatomy of lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTROPHY; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LUMBAR SPINE; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL GANGLION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; DISSECTION; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HUMANS; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENTS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SPINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 37049039308     PISSN: 00444251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-985853     Document Type: Article

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