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A 55-year-old woman comes to the physician with a 3-month history of chronic back pain and difficulty walking, Neurologic examination shows tenderness of the spine and footdrop. Lumbar myelograms (could not be uploaded) show disc herniation. As the lumbar disc herniates into the spinal cord, which of the following ligaments is pushed into the spinal root nerves?
A) Anterior longitudinal ligament
B) Cruciform ligament
C) Interspinous ligament
D) Ligamentum flavum
E) Posterior longitudinal ligament
F) Supraspinous ligament
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| match2010
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E???
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E) Posterior longitudinal ligament
A) Anterior longitudinal ligament is anterior to vert bodies
B) Cruciform ligament is a ligament of C1 and C2
C) Interspinous ligament ,D) Ligamentum flavum ,F) Supraspinous ligament are all posterior to the spinal cord
Edited by hitesh on 07/14/08 - 11:50 AM
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