Longus colli muscle structure

Known as: Musculus longus cervicis, Longus colli, Longus colli muscle 
A muscle extending along the anterior spine between the atlas and the third thoracic vertebrae with three portions; superior oblique, vertical… (More)
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2016
2016
Fibre type composition of female longus capitis and longus colli muscles.
Effective management of neck pain requires detailed knowledge of cervical muscle structure and function. Information on muscle… (More)
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2013
2013
Incidence of retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis (longus colli tendinitis) in the general population.
OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis (longus colli tendinitis) in a general urban adult… (More)
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2011
2011
Ultrasonography of longus colli muscle: A reliability study on healthy subjects and patients with chronic neck pain.
In this study, the reliability of the longus colli muscle (LCM) size was assessed in a relaxed state by a real time… (More)
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2009
2009
Acute calcific tendinitis of the longus colli muscle: spectrum of CT appearances and anatomical correlation.
Calcific tendinitis of the longus colli muscle is a retropharyngeal inflammatory process of the named prevertebral muscle that… (More)
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2009
2009
Validity and reliability of ultrasonography for the longus colli in asymptomatic subjects.
The purposes of this study were to evaluate the reliability and validity of ultrasound (US) for measuring the cross-sectional… (More)
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2004
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2004
Impairment in the cervical flexors: a comparison of whiplash and insidious onset neck pain patients.
There has been little investigation into whether or not differences exist in the nature of physical impairment associated with… (More)
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2002
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2002
Muscle spindle distribution, morphology, and density in longus colli and multifidus muscles of the cervical spine.
STUDY DESIGN Tissue blocks comprising muscle and bone from C5 to C7 segments were harvested at autopsy from 16 individuals… (More)
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1995
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1995
Fiber composition and fiber transformations in neck muscles of patients with dysfunction of the cervical spine.
Biopsies of ventral neck muscles (sternocleidomastoid, omohyoid, and longus colli) and dorsal neck muscles (rectus capitis… (More)
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1995
1995
Catastrophic complications of the cervical esophagogastric anastomosis.
Recent enthusiasm for the cervical esophagogastric anastomosis has arisen because of its perceived low morbidity. Although… (More)
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1994
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1994
Longus colli has a postural function on cervical curvature
To determine the postural role of longus colli (LC) and dorsal neck muscles, we have studied the relationship between their cross… (More)
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