The spine contains many spaces, or foramen, that allow the spinal nerves to pass and travel to and from muscles and sensory nerve endings. A foraminotomy is a surgical procedure to widen those ...

Cancers that spread to the spine move to the bone marrow of the ... there is direct extension of a paraspinal mass through the epidural foramen, and this extension produces the compression.

In addition to PP, the accessory transverse foramen (ATF) is another variant that has garnered attention. A study examining 250 dry cervical vertebrae found that ATF was present in 8.4% of the ...

[40] The probe is navigated in the neural foramen in the superior dorsal quadrant ... thoracic and lumbar vertebrae is common but more randomized, double-blinded control studies are needed ...

We also included assessment of cerebellar tonsil position in relation to the McRae line, indicating foramen magnum. Craniocervical obstructions were assessed on MRI of the cervical spine. Allodynia ...

with soft tissue shadows in the right portion of the L2 vertebra, extending into the right intervertebral foramen and inward into the spinal canal. There was slightly increased FDG uptake in the ...

Treatment included foramen magnum decompression and management of symptoms ... At 3 years and 1 month of age, the patient underwent a whole-spine MRI, which revealed severe BI causing spinal cord ...

In both BCVI and penetrating cerebrovascular injuries (PCVI), the extracranial carotid arteries are most vulnerable,11–13 ostensibly reflecting the protection of the vertebral arteries and ...

The lumbar spine includes the five vertebrae in your lower back numbered L1 to L5. These bones help provide mobility and stability to your back and spinal column and are an attachment point for many ...

Methods A prospective cohort study of a routine clinical practice registry consisting of 370 patients. Outcome measures were the North American Spine Society questionnaire and the 36-Item Short-Form ...

Neck arthritis (also known as neck osteoarthritis or cervical spondylosis) is the degeneration of the joints, bones, and discs of the cervical spine of the neck. Neck arthritis is a common condition, ...

From the Center for Systems Biology (W.C.P., M.N., F.K.S.), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston. From the Center for Systems Biology (W ...