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"Epidural" Vertebral Venous Plexus

Satoru Shimizu

Kitasato University School of Medicine
Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan



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  		Fig 1. Anterocaudal view of a cadaver specimen after left vertebrectomy shows layer relationships between the AIVVP and surrounding structures. The AIVVP (1) is formed by 2 layers of the posterior longitudinal ligament, the superficial layer (2) just anterior to the dural theca, (3) and deep layer (4). The intervertebral vein (5) and vertebral vein (6) are also shown.





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