longitudinal ligament

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Either of two extensive fibrous bands, anterior and posterior, that connect the bodies of the vertebrae by attachment to the intervertebral disks.

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anterior common ligament anterior longitudinal ligament Dagger Sign diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis posterior common ligament posterior longitudinal ligament syndesmitis			34) Spinal canal decompression Stenosis of the spinal canal may be congenital or the result of spondylosis, including facet hypertrophy, ligamentum flavum hypertrophy, ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, and posterior endplate spurring, which may be exacerbated by intervertebral disc herniation and congenital spinal canal stenosis. Challenges and pitfalls in postoperative spine imaging by Hancock, Christopher R.; Quencer, Robert M.; Falcone, Steven / Applied Radiology It is caused by a tuberculous infection of the cervical spine, as pus spreads directly through the anterior longitudinal ligament. Tuberculous retropharyngeal abscess by Agarwal, Salil / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal For example, damage to the posterior longitudinal ligament may affect the support given to one or more vertebrae. Proving traumatic cervical syndrome injuries by Mussler, Theodore L., Jr. / Trial			long-nosed louse long-scale contrast long-spined thornapple long-spurred thornapple Long-stretch bandages long-term care long-term care facility long-term memory Longboarding longeing Longevinex Longevity Longevity Syndrome Longhorn longissimus longissimus capitis muscle Longistrongylus longitudinal longitudinal aberration longitudinal diffusion longitudinal dissociation longitudinal fissure longitudinal fissure of cerebrum longitudinal fracture longitudinal lie longitudinal ligament longitudinal luo longitudinal muscle longitudinal pontine bundle longitudinal presentation longitudinal raphe of tongue longitudinal sound waves longitudinal studies longitudinal study longitudinalis longus longus capitis longus colli longwool-type Loniten loogbos look-back program loop loop colostomy loop diuretic Loop electrosurgical excision Loop electrosurgical excision procedure loop excision loop extrasurgical excision procedure loop of Henle loop of spinal nerves			Longitudinal Employment Analysis Program Longitudinal EMT Attribute Demographic Study longitudinal fault Longitudinal Feel Trim Actuator Longitudinal Field Research Method Longitudinal Field-Quenching Longitudinal fissure Longitudinal fissure Longitudinal fissure Longitudinal fissure longitudinal fissure of cerebrum longitudinal flow reactor longitudinal fracture longitudinal fracture longitudinal fracture longitudinal fracture longitudinal frame longitudinal framed ship Longitudinal Fuselage Datum Longitudinal Intestinal Lengthening Procedure Longitudinal Investigation of Depression Outcomes longitudinal joint Longitudinal Labour Force File Longitudinal Land Surface Traverse Experiment Longitudinal Leaky Surface Acoustic-Wave Longitudinal Level of the Lesion longitudinal lie longitudinal lie longitudinal lie longitudinal lie longitudinal ligament Longitudinal Literacy and Numeracy Study longitudinal luo longitudinal magnetoresistance longitudinal magnetorestriction longitudinal mass longitudinal muscle Longitudinal Muscle Myenteric Plexus Longitudinal Muscle of the Body Wall longitudinal muscle of tongue, inferior longitudinal muscle of tongue, inferior longitudinal muscle of tongue, inferior longitudinal muscle of tongue, superior longitudinal muscle of tongue, superior longitudinal muscle of tongue, superior Longitudinal Muscle with Myenteric Plexus Longitudinal muscular coat Longitudinal Orthokeratology Research in Children Longitudinal Other Person Number Longitudinal Output Level longitudinal parity Longitudinal Parity Check Longitudinal Parity Check Longitudinal Polarimeter longitudinal pontine bundle longitudinal presentation longitudinal quadrupole longitudinal raphe of tongue longitudinal recording Longitudinal redundancy check Longitudinal redundancy check

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