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ReviewSurgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA2025

Comprehensive review of the cervical ligamenta flava.

Tatjana Mortell, Ali Mortezaei, Rarinthorn Samrid, Sassan Keshavarzi, Seiichi Inoue, Keishiro Kikuchi, Joe Iwanaga, Aaron S Dumont, R Shane Tubbs

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Review in Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Tatjana MortellTulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0952-4930
Ali MortezaeiGonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7217-3264
Rarinthorn SamridDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA. rarisa@kku.ac.th.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8958-9162
Sassan KeshavarziDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5535-1823
Seiichi InoueDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kurume University, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1550-2500
Keishiro KikuchiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kurume University, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-3828-3901
Joe IwanagaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8502-7952
Aaron S DumontDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8077-8992
R Shane TubbsDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1317-1047

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe current literature contains many data associated with the cervical ligamentum flavum (CLF). The present study is to overview knowledge of CLF.

methodsComprehensive literature review was performed.

resultsTopics include anatomy, embryology, histology, radiology, clinical relevance, and pathological manifestations of the CLF, including ossification, calcification, and hypertrophy. Spine procedures always require extreme precision; spine surgeons and neurosurgeons encounter challenges that put patients' lives at risk.

conclusionThis study can assist clinicians in performing spinal interventions with the fewest possible complications. Because there have been few studies of the CLF, further investigation is suggested.

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Cervical VertebraeLigamentum FlavumHumansHypertrophyAnatomyCadaverCervical spineLigamentReview

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PMID40167761
PMCPMC11961527

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