Why ligamentum flavum is yellow

Ossification of the ligamentum flavum. Reference article, Radiopaedia. URL of Article. On this page:. Asian Spine J. Thoracic myelopathy secondary to ligamentum flavum ossification. Pubmed citation 3. Ossification of the ligamentum flavum of the thoracic spine in the Korean population.

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Pubmed citation 6. Cervical myelopathy resulting from combined ossification of the ligamentum flavum and posterior longitudinal ligament: report of two cases and literature review. Spine J. Wang W, Kong L. Ossification of ligamentum. Pubmed citation 3. Clinical Anatomy of the Lumbar Spine and Sacrum. Churchill Livingstone. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon 4. Susan Standring. Gray's Anatomy. ISBN: Related articles: Anatomy: Spine. Promoted articles advertising.

Figure 1 Figure 1. Figure 2: ligaments of the lumbar spine Gray's illustration Figure 2: ligaments of the lumbar spine Gray's illustration. Figure 3: ligamentum flavum Gray's illustration Figure 3: ligamentum flavum Gray's illustration. Loading more images Close Please Note: You can also scroll through stacks with your mouse wheel or the keyboard arrow keys.

If there is a need to open the spinal canal, neurosurgeons perform laminectomy — the cut done through the vertebral arches between the spinous and transverse processes. Click an image to see the intact spine with yellow ligaments. Please note that the yellow ligaments extend laterally up to the intervertebral foramen 1 in the thoracic and lumbar parts of the spine.

Thickening of yellow ligaments coupled with disc degeneration may narrow the intervertebral opening and lead to the compression of the spinal nerve's root 2,3. Lateral extent and ventral laminar attachments of the lumbar ligamentum flavum: cadaveric study. Spine J, , 1;14 10 — Ligamentum flavum thickness in normal and stenotic lumbar spines.