Joints & ligaments
Anterior longitudinal ligament
Ligamentum longitudinale anterius
- System
- Joints & ligaments
- Regions
- Neck, Trunk, Thorax, Abdomen, Back
- Part of
- Fibrous joints of vertebral column
DescriptionUnreviewed
The anterior longitudinal ligament is a ligament that runs down the anterior surface of the spine.
It traverses all of the vertebral bodies and intervertebral discs on their ventral side.
It may be partially to treat certain abnormal curvatures in the vertebral column, such as kyphosis.
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Names
- Latin
- Ligamentum longitudinale anterius
- English
- Anterior longitudinal ligament
- French
- Ligament longitudinal antérieur
- Spanish
- Ligamento longitudinal anterior
- Portuguese
- Ligamento longitudinal anterior