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Structure of ligamentum flavum

Known as: Flaval Ligaments, Ligamentum flavum, Set of ligamenta flava 
The paired bands of yellow elastic tissue that connect adjoining laminae of the vertebrae. With the laminae, it forms the posterior wall of the… 
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Study Design. Prospective imaging study of patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). Objectives. To measure dural sac… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Introduction: Focal ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) is a rare cause of thoracic myelopathy. The lower thoracic spine… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
ABSTRACT The gasoline oxygenate methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) has become a widespread contaminant in groundwater throughout the… 
1997
1997
Study Design. The canal space of burst‐fractured, human cervical spine specimens was monitored to determine the extent to which… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Background and Objectives The origin and the presence of negative pressure in the epidural space as well as the relationship of… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
A patient with posttraumatic lumbar radicular paresthesias is presented. The preoperative diagnosis of an epidural synovial cyst… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Reported are two cases of cervical myelopathy caused primarily by ossification of the ligamentum flavum of the cervical spine. In… 
1939
1939
Protrusion of intervertebral disks into the spinal canal is a subject that has been much discussed during the recent few years. 1…