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Posterior longitudinal ligament structure

Known as: ligament longitudinal posterior, Ligament, Posterior Longitudinal, Ligamentum longitudinale posterius 
A long fibrous band extending along the vertebral canal from C2 to the sacrum that interconnects the posterior surface of the vertebrae. The ligament… 
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1998
1998
Circumferential surgery for the management of cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.
1993
1993
Midline Disk Herniations of the Lumbar Spine
Most lumbar disk displacements occur through the lateral fibers of the posterior longitudinal ligament, whereas only a small… 
1990
1990
Nerve supply to the posterior longitudinal ligament and the intervertebral disc of the rat vertebral column as studied by acetylcholinesterase histochemistry. II. Regional differences in the…
Regional differences of the distribution and the origin of the nerve fibres of the posterior longitudinal ligament (PLL) and the… 
1989
1989
Measurement of Human Lumbar Spine Ligaments during Loaded and Unloaded Motion
Length changes in the ligaments of human lumbar spine motion segments were investigated in order to find conditions under which… 
1987
1987
[Genetic studies on the ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament].
The genetic mechanism of OPLL (ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament) was investigated through a family study… 
1982
1982
Anterior surgical decompression for thoracic myelopathy as a result of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.
occurs more frequently in Japan than in other areas in the world. This lesion deserves further investigation because OPLL of the… 
1979
1979
Computed tomography in ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the cervical spine.
Computed tomography of the cervical spine has been carried out on 21 patients with the ossification of the posterior longitudinal… 
1977
1977
Axial transverse tomography of the cervical spine narrowed by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the cervical region is generally regarded as a rare disease, though a… 
1971
1971
Extraosseous extradural tuberculous granuloma simulating a herniated lumbar disc. Case report.
✓ A 25-year-old man with left-sided sciatica, in whom the cerebrospinal fluid and x-ray films of the spine were normal, was… 
1970
1970
Calcification of the posterior longitudinal ligament at the thoracolumbar junction. Case report.