Sentences with word «ligamentum»

An MRI taken at the request of Dr. Hershler demonstrated «mild changes consistent with facet joint arthropathy and ligamentum flavum hypertrophy at L3 / 4 and L5 ‑ S1 ″, as well as shallow posterior disc bulge with a «minimal central canal encroachment but... mild encroachment on the left L4 nerve root».

Plus, the ligamentum flavum is the strongest ligament in your spine.

The ligamentum flavum is a particularly important ligament.

It also originates from the ligamentum nuchae (a thick ligament that goes over the tips of the cervical vertebrae) and the spinous processes of the thoracic vertebrae.

Factors contributing to the development of cervical stenosis include: shorter than average pedicles (the bones which form the sides of the spinal canal), degenerative arthritis causing excessive bone growth, increased in size of the ligamentum flavum (a ligament which runs down the underside of the roof of the spinal canal), and conditions such as ossification (abnormally turning into bone) of the ligament that forms the floor of the spinal canal.

In most cases the remnant (the ligamentum arteriosum) of the vessel wraps over the esophagus causing a stricture and a restriction of the flow of food down the esophagus to the stomach.