 Longitudinal Ligaments
"Longitudinal Ligaments" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Two extensive fibrous bands running the length of the vertebral column. The anterior longitudinal ligament (ligamentum longitudinale anterius; lacertus medius) interconnects the anterior surfaces of the vertebral bodies; the posterior longitudinal ligament (ligamentum longitudinale posterius) interconnects the posterior surfaces. The commonest clinical consideration is OSSIFICATION OF POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D017846
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.513.514.350 A02.835.583.512.350 A10.165.669.514.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Longitudinal Ligaments- Longitudinal Ligaments
- Ligament, Longitudinal
- Ligaments, Longitudinal
- Longitudinal Ligament
- Ligamentum Longitudinale
Anterior Longitudinal Ligament- Anterior Longitudinal Ligament
- Anterior Longitudinal Ligaments
- Ligament, Anterior Longitudinal
- Ligaments, Anterior Longitudinal
- Longitudinal Ligament, Anterior
- Longitudinal Ligaments, Anterior
Posterior Longitudinal Ligament- Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
- Ligament, Posterior Longitudinal
- Ligaments, Posterior Longitudinal
- Longitudinal Ligament, Posterior
- Longitudinal Ligaments, Posterior
- Posterior Longitudinal Ligaments
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Longitudinal Ligaments" by people in Profiles.
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Roberto RF, McDonald T, Curtiss S, Neu CP, Kim K, Pennings F. Kinematics of progressive circumferential ligament resection (decompression) in conjunction with cervical disc arthroplasty in a spondylotic spine model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Aug 15; 35(18):1676-83.
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