The morphology, biomechanics, and physiological function of the suboccipital myodural connections

Abstract The myodural bridge (MDB) connects the suboccipital musculature to the spinal dura mater (SDM) as it passed through the posterior atlanto-occipital and the atlanto-axial interspaces. Although the actual function of the MDB is not understood at this time, it has recently been proposed that h...

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Main Authors: Yue Ma, Wei Tang, De-Zheng Gong, Xing-Yi Li, Jing-Hui Zhang, Jia-Hui Sun, Bing Wang, Ying Zhang, Yu-Xiao Chen, Zhi-Hong Zhang, Nan Zheng, Chukwuemeka Samuel Okoye, Yan-Yan Chi, Cheng-Wei Wu, Sheng-Bo Yu, Hong-Jin Sui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86934-4