Final Posterior longitudinal ligament

Question 1

What vertebral levels will the posterior longitudinal ligament attach to

Answer 1

Those between C2 and S3 inclusive are traditionally indicated

Question 2

What will the posterior longitudinal ligament attach to in addition to vertebral bodies

Answer 2

The intervertebral disc

Question 3

Newer research suggests what regional variation in the posterior longitudinal ligament

Answer 3

Prominent in the cervicals, occasional in the thoracics, rare in the lumbars

Question 4

What is the relationship of the posterior longitudinal ligament to the vertebral foramen

Answer 4

It forms the anterior boundary of the spinal canal

Question 5

What is the appearance of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the cervical spine

Answer 5

It is parallel alone it’s lateral margin

Question 6

What is the appearance of the posterior longitudinal ligament appear no the thoracic spine

Answer 6

It is parallel alone it’s lateral margins in the upper thoracic spine, hourglass shaped in the lower thoracic spine

Question 7

What is the appearance of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the lumbar spine

Answer 7

It is hourglass shaped along it’s lateral margin

Question 8

What is the innermost layer of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the lumbar spine

Answer 8

The perivertebral ligament

Question 9

What innervates the posterior longitudinal ligament

Answer 9

Posterior neural plexus formed by fibers from e recurrent meningeal nerve sinus vertebral nerve sinu vertebral nerve

Question 10

What is the classification of the posterior longitudinal ligament vertebral body joint

Answer 10

Fibrosus Amphiarthrosis syndesmosis

Question 11

What is the function of the posterior longitudinal ligament

Answer 11

It brakes or limits flexion of the vertebral column

Question 12

Where is ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament most commonly identified

Answer 12

The cervical spine with an 80% incidence

Question 13

What is the clinical sign of posterior longitudinal ligament ossification in the cervical spine

Answer 13

A loss of hand and finger dexterity

Question 14

What is the clinical sign of posterior longitudinal ligament ossification on the lumbar spine

Answer 14

Faltering gait

Question 15

What is the gender, age, and ethnic bias associated with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament

Answer 15

It is greater in males over 50 and has a higher incidence in the Japanese

Question 16

At one time ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament was an example of what condition

Answer 16

Diffuse idiopathetic skeletal hyperostosis or DISH