 Ligamentum Flavum
"Ligamentum Flavum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The paired bands of yellow elastic tissue that connect adjoining laminae of the vertebrae. With the laminae, it forms the posterior wall of the spinal canal and helps hold the body erect.
| Descriptor ID |
D017843
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.513.514.287 A02.835.583.512.287 A10.165.669.514.287
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| Concept/Terms |
Ligamentum Flavum- Ligamentum Flavum
- Ligamenta Flava
- Flaval Ligament
- Flaval Ligaments
- Ligament, Flaval
- Ligaments, Flaval
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ligamentum Flavum" by people in Profiles.
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Sairyo K, Biyani A, Goel VK, Leaman DW, Booth R, Thomas J, Ebraheim NA, Cowgill IA, Mohan SE. Lumbar ligamentum flavum hypertrophy is due to accumulation of inflammation-related scar tissue. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2007 May 15; 32(11):E340-7.
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Shenoi RM, Duong TT, Brega KE, Gaido LB. Ossification of the ligamentum flavum causing thoracic myelopathy: a case report. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 1997 Jan-Feb; 76(1):68-72.
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Hadley-Miller N, Mims B, Milewicz DM. The potential role of the elastic fiber system in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1994 Aug; 76(8):1193-206.
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