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Venous drainage of the spine and spinal cord: A comprehensive review of its history, embryology, anatomy, physiology, and pathology
Author(s) -
Griessenauer Christoph J.,
Raborn Joel,
Foreman Paul,
Shoja Mohammadali M.,
Loukas Marios,
Tubbs R. Shane
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/ca.22354
Subject(s) - medicine , embryology , anatomy , spinal cord , pathology , neuroscience , biology , psychiatry
Venous drainage of the spine and spinal cord is accomplished through a complex network of venous structures compartmentalized to intrinsic, extrinsic, and extradural systems. As the literature on this topic is scarce, the following review was performed to summarize the available literature into a single coherent format. The medical literature on the spinal venous system was reviewed using online sources as well as historical documents that were not available online in regard to history, embryology, anatomy, and physiology with a particular emphasis on the pathology affecting this system. The spinal venous system is complex and variable. Proper understanding of all aspects is critical for the management of the pathology that results from its failure. Clin. Anat. 28:75–87, 2015. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.