Neurovascular structures adjacent to the lumbar intervertebral discs: An anatomical study of their morphometry and relationships: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 630-638

  Arslan, Mehmet ^a   Cömert, Ayhan ^b   Açar, Halil Ibrahim ^b   Özdemir, Mevci ^d   Elhan, Alaittin ^b   Tekdemir, Ibrahim ^b   Tubbs, R Shane ^c   Attar, Ayhan ^b   Uģur, Hasan Çaǧlar ^b  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Diyarbakir Devlet Hastanesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Complications; Intervertebral disc; Lumbar discectomy; Vascular perforation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE ROOT; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; DISKECTOMY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 79955625463     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.11.SPINE09149     Document Type: Article

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