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Ligamentum flavum avulsion from the lamina
of C7. The interspinous and interlaminar soft tissues are stripped
from the upper surface of the spinous process of T1 and its lamina.
While we typically found concurrent ruptures of the posterior
annulus associated with posterior ligament disruptions, the annulus
of the C7–T1 disc is intact in this specimen. Both facet joint
capsules were also torn at this level. In addition, both
atlanto–axial joints, the cruciate ligament and the tectorial
membrane were ruptured and a massive hematomyelia was found
anteriorly in the spinal cord between C3 and C6. Note also the
cartilage cap covering the C7 spinous process. |
©2000 Wolfgang Rauschning, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Clinical Anatomy
Academic
University Hospital
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Uppsala, Sweden
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