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Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2012

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

  1. Interspinous ligament
  2. Posterior longitudinal ligament
  3. Iliolumbar ligament
  4. Anterior longitudinal ligament
  5. Yellow ligament
Correct answer

Anterior longitudinal ligament

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