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interspinal ligament
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interspinal ligament
[-spī′nəl]
Etymology: L, inter + spina, spine, ligare, to bind
one of many thin, narrow membranous ligaments that connect adjoining spinous processes of the vertebrae and extend from the root of each process to the apex. The interspinal ligaments are only slightly developed in the neck.


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3) The PLC, which includes the interspinous ligaments, ligamentum flavum, and facet joint capsular ligaments, is not as well defined on MRI as the ALL or PLL.
 
 
 
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