It is protected by the vertebral column, a series of bones that surround and support it. In the cervical region, the spinal cord contains nerves that control movement and sensation in the arms, legs ...

Her condition was further complicated by neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that leads to tumour growth on nerves ... Vertebral Column Resection (PVCR) surgery to correct the spinal curvatures ...

Cancers that spread to the spine move to the bone marrow of the vertebral column by way of blood vessels. Spinal cord compression can also occur through direct tumor extension, which is frequently ...

The cervical spine is the part of the spinal column (backbone ... absorbers during activity. At each vertebral level in the cervical spinal, a pair of nerves exit through small openings called ...