Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2011
A patient has been diagnosed with a compression fracture of a lumbar vertebra. As a result he has a considerable increase in curvature of the lumbar lordosis. Which ligament damage can induce such changes in the spine curvature?
Answer options
- Yellow ligament
- Iliolumbar ligament
- Interspinous ligament
- Anterior longitudinal ligament
- Posterior longitudinal ligament
Correct answer
Anterior longitudinal ligament
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