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Functional anatomy of the spinal cord and related structures
1Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.
Neurosurgery Clinics of North America
|July 1, 1990
Abstract:
This article reviews the anatomy of the vertebral canal and its contents from a surgical perspective. The normal and pathological relationships of intradural structures are addressed. Spinal cord blood supply, metabolism, and ischemia are discussed in detail. A clinically oriented biomechanical analysis of forces acting within the spinal canal under both physiological and pathological conditions is also presented.