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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Morphology of the human internal vertebral venous plexus: A cadaver study after latex injection in the 21-25-week fetus
Clinical Anatomy, Volume 18, No. 6, Year 2005
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Description
The morphology of the anterior and posterior internal vertebral venous plexus (IVVP) in human fetuses between 21-25 weeks of gestational age is described. The results are compared to the findings of a previous morphological study of the IVVP in the aged. The morphological pattern of the anterior IVVP in the fetus is very similar with the anterior IVVP in the aged human. In contrast, the posterior IVVP in the fetus lacks the prominent transverse bridging veins that are present in the aged lower thoracic and the lumbar posterior IVVP. The background of these morphological differences is unclear. Maybe the thoracolumbar part of the posterior IVVP is subject to "developmental delay," or the observed differences in the aged may result from functional and age-related factors that trigger this part of the vertebral venous system during (erect) life. The observed age related morphological differences of the posterior IVVP support the concept of the venous origin of the spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH). © 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Groen, Rob J.M.
Netherlands, Groningen
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Grobbelaar, Marie
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Muller, Christo John Frederick
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Van Solinge, G.
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Amsterdam Umc - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Verhoof, O.
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Amsterdam Umc - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Du Toit, Donald F.
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Hoogland, Piet V.J.M.
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Amsterdam Umc - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Statistics
Citations: 53
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/ca.20153
ISSN:
08973806