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=== Chiari I malformation === | |||
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=== Craniocervical instability === | |||
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=== Atlantoaxial instability === | |||
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=== Cervical stenosis === | |||
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Tarlov cysts | === Tethered cord syndrome === | ||
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== Association with syndromes == | == Association with syndromes == | ||
Revision as of 17:26, December 4, 2020
The vertebral column, also known as the backbone or spine, is part of the axial skeleton. The vertebral column is the defining characteristic of a vertebrate in which the notochord (a flexible rod of uniform composition) found in all chordates has been replaced by a segmented series of bone: vertebrae separated by intervertebral discs.[1] The vertebral column houses the spinal canal, a cavity that encloses and protects the spinal cord.
Spinal pathologies[edit | edit source]
Chiari I malformation[edit | edit source]
Craniocervical instability[edit | edit source]
Atlantoaxial instability[edit | edit source]
Cervical stenosis[edit | edit source]
Tethered cord syndrome[edit | edit source]
Tarlov cysts[edit | edit source]
Association with syndromes[edit | edit source]
ME/CFS[edit | edit source]
Craniocervical instability
Cervical stenosis
Tarlov cysts
Fibromyalgia[edit | edit source]
Chiari malformation
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome[edit | edit source]
Several pathologies of the spine have been associated with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. (Link to and reference Henderson et al)
