Saker Erfanul, Graham Rachel A, Nicholas Renee, D'Antoni Anthony V, Loukas Marios, Oskouian Rod J, Tubbs R Shane
Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies.
Department of Anatomy, The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education.
Cureus. 2016 Nov 11;8(11):e874. doi: 10.7759/cureus.874.
Few studies have examined the costovertebral joint and its ligaments in detail. Therefore, the following review was performed to better elucidate their anatomy, function and involvement in pathology. Standard search engines were used to find studies concerning the costovertebral joints and ligaments. These often-overlooked ligaments of the body serve important functions in maintaining appropriate alignment between the ribs and spine. With an increasing interest in minimally invasive approaches to the thoracic spine and an improved understanding of the function and innervation of these ligaments, surgeons and clinicians should have a good working knowledge of these structures.
很少有研究详细检查肋椎关节及其韧带。因此,进行以下综述以更好地阐明它们的解剖结构、功能以及在病理学中的作用。使用标准搜索引擎查找有关肋椎关节和韧带的研究。这些身体中常被忽视的韧带在维持肋骨与脊柱之间的适当对齐方面发挥着重要作用。随着对胸椎微创方法的兴趣日益增加以及对这些韧带的功能和神经支配的了解不断加深,外科医生和临床医生应该对这些结构有良好的实用知识。