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7623948

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-8-31
pubmed:abstractText
The effect of the longitudinal stretching force of the spinal cord on intramedullary pressure was investigated using our method for measuring intramedullary pressure of the spinal cord with implanted balloons. The transverse compressive force against the posterior wall of the spinal column was excluded by measuring the intramedullary pressure during flexion of the head with the middle and lower cervical spine in the neutral position. The intramedullary pressure of the cervical spinal cord was measured simultaneously at the C-2, C-4, and C-6 levels in 10 mongrel dogs, in three head positions: neutral, and head extension and flexion. Head flexion caused significant increases in the intramedullary pressure at C-2, C-4, and C-6. The pressure increase in the middle to lower cervical cord must have been due to the transmission of the longitudinal stretching force of the cord itself, and may be a factor in the development of intramedullary disorders such as syringomyelia and intramedullary neoplasms.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0470-8105
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
285-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of spinal cord stretching due to head flexion on intramedullary pressure.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article