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A comprehensive review of the sub-axial ligaments of the vertebral column: part II histology and embryology

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Background

As important as the vertebral ligaments are in maintaining the integrity of the spinal column and protecting the contents of the spinal canal, a single detailed review of their histology and embryology is missing in the literature.

Methods

A literature search using online search engines was conducted.

Results

Single comprehensive reviews of the histology and embryology of the spinal ligaments are not found in the extant medical literature.

Conclusions

This review will be useful to those who study or treat patients with pathology of the spine.

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  1. Batson Children’s Hospital, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA

    Asma Mian Butt

  2. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Clarence Gill, Amin Demerdash, Koichi Watanabe & Curtis J. Rozzelle

  3. Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George’s University, St. George, Grenada

    Marios Loukas

  4. College of Health Sciences, Samford University, 1600 7th Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA

    R. Shane Tubbs

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Butt, A.M., Gill, C., Demerdash, A. et al. A comprehensive review of the sub-axial ligaments of the vertebral column: part II histology and embryology. Childs Nerv Syst 31, 1061–1066 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-015-2730-6

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