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A comprehensive review of the sub-axial ligaments of the vertebral column: part I anatomy and function

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Abstract

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 anatomy and function is missing in the literature.

Methods

A literature search using online search engines was conducted.

Results

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

Conclusions

This review will be useful to those who treat patients with pathology of the spine or who interpret imaging or investigate the anatomy of the ligaments of the vertebral column.

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

    Asma Mian Butt

  2. Pediatric Neurosurger, 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, True Blue, 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 I anatomy and function. Childs Nerv Syst 31, 1037–1059 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-015-2729-z

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