Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1969;51:947-956.
© 1969 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Transforaminal Ligaments of the Lumbar Spine
BENJAMIN S. GOLUB M.D.1 and
BARRY SILVERMAN M.D.1
1 From the Department of Orthopaedics, the Hospital for Joint Diseases, and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
This is an anatomical study of the lumbar intervertebral foramina, describing study ligaments which traverse the foramina and diminish the space available for the passage of the nerve root. The clinical significance of these ligaments has not yet been assessed.