Fasana F
Acta Anat (Basel). 1976;94(1):127-42. doi: 10.1159/000144549.
The ligamenta flava have been investigated in Cercopithecus pygerythrus (vervet monkey) and C. mitis (blue monkey) at various levels of the vertebral column. It has been shown that in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions the topography of these ligaments differs. The cervical ligamenta flava do not extend over the intervertebral joints, while in the thoracic and lumbar regions they reinforce and fuse with the capsule. The ligamenta flava from T4 to S1 replace the interspinous ligaments by extending into the interspinous space. The ligamenta flava consist mostly of interwoven layers of elastic and collagen fibres. The area of attachment has four zones whose histological details are described. These findings are discussed in relation to the function of the vertebrbility of the column and mechanical adaptation to absorb sudden stresses.
在长尾黑颚猴和蓝猴的不同脊柱节段对黄韧带进行了研究。结果表明，在颈椎、胸椎和腰椎区域，这些韧带的形态不同。颈椎黄韧带不延伸至椎间关节，而在胸椎和腰椎区域，它们加固并与关节囊融合。胸4至骶1的黄韧带通过延伸至棘间间隙来替代棘间韧带。黄韧带主要由弹性纤维和胶原纤维交织层组成。附着区域有四个区，并描述了其组织学细节。结合脊柱的可动性及吸收突然应力的力学适应性对这些发现进行了讨论。
