A crush injury of the veebral column can cause the spinal cord to swell. Which structure would be trapped between the dura and the veebral body by the swelling of spinal cord?
The Posterior Longitudinal Ligament interconnects the veebral bodies and interveebral disks posteriorly and runs anterior to the spinal cord within the veebral canal. The Ligamentum Nuchae is formed by supraspinous ligaments that extend from the seventh cervical veebra to the external occipital protuberance and crest. The Anterior Longitudinal Ligament runs anterior to the veebral bodies. The Alar and Cruciform Ligaments also lie anterior to the spinal cord. fig:- veebral column and ligaments
Anterior Longitudinal Ligament
Alar Ligament
Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
Cruciform Ligament
Back region