Ligamentum flavum

What the sources say

“Posterior to the spinal cord is the ligamentum flavum (“yellow ligament”).” Betts et al. 2022, §7.3

“This consists of a series of short, paired ligaments, each of which interconnects the lamina regions of adjacent vertebrae.” Betts et al. 2022, §7.3

“The ligamentum flavum has large numbers of elastic fibers, which have a yellowish color, allowing it to stretch and then pull back.” Betts et al. 2022, §7.3

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• Spinal ligaments

  The bands that tie the vertebrae together along the front, inside the canal and along the back. What each one joins, which movement it limits, and how they continue up to the skull.

• The L4–L5 motion segment

  Two lumbar vertebrae, the disc between them, the joints and ligaments that tie them, and the nerves that pass by. One of the two most common places for a disc to herniate, and a good place to see how bone, disc and nerve fit together.