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Anterior longitudinal ligament structure

Known as: Anterior Longitudinal Ligaments, Longitudinal Ligaments, Anterior, Anterior longitudinal ligament 
A ligament running the length of the anterior surface of the spinal column and thereby interconnects all the vertebral bodies.
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Longitudinal LigamentsStructure of ligament of spine

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2009
2009
Optimal Location and Orientation of Suture Placement in Abdominal Sacrocolpopexy
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the strongest location and optimal orientation of suture placement in the anterior longitudinal ligament… 
2008
2008
Laparoscopic sacrocervicopexy for the treatment of uterine prolapse: a retrospective case series report.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Vascular complications of lumbar disc surgery
SummaryOver a period of seven years nine patients with vascular complications after lumber discectomy received medical care at… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Ligaments of the lumbar spine: a review
SummaryA thorough knowledge of the anatomy of the intervertebral ligaments is necessary to provide the basis for good clinical… 
2001
2001
Superior rectal artery injury following lumbar disc surgery. Case report.
Traumatic injury of the aorta, inferior vena cava, and iliac vessels due to penetration of the anterior anulus fibrosus and… 
1999
1999
Ossification of the cervical anterior longitudinal ligament contributing to dysphagia. Case report.
The authors evaluated the clinical, radiological, and surgical management of ossification of the anterior longitudinal ligament… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Vascular complications of elective lower lumbar disc surgery.
Lower lumbar disc surgery is an extremely common operation from which vascular complications are reported rarely. However… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
Hyperextension-dislocation of the cervical spine. Ligament injuries demonstrated by magnetic resonance imaging.
We reviewed the magnetic resonance (MR) images of eight adults with acute hyperextension-dislocation of the cervical spine. The… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Biomechanical evaluation of methods of posterior stabilization of the spine and posterior lumbar interbody arthrodesis for lumbosacral isthmic spondylolisthesis. A calf-spine model.
In order to evaluate biomechanically the efficacy of four types of posterior instrumentation for the stabilization of isthmic… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Spinal synovial cyst (ganglion). Review and report of a case presenting as a retropharyngeal mass.
A synovial cyst (ganglion) of the anterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine, which presented as a retropharyngeal mass… 
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