Unraveling the cause of microspurs in spontaneous intracranial hypotension type 1: discogenic origin or calcified Hofmann’s ligament?
These findings confirm that microspurs in patients with ventral CSF leaks originate from both the intervertebral disc and fibrous epidural ligament, suggestive of Hofmann's ligament.
Authors
- Bastian Dislich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4838-4686)
- Ralph T. Schär (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8998-9668)
- Levin Häni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7892-7138)
- Johannes Goldberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6066-3549)
- Theoni Maragkou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7774-760X)
- Andreas Raabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3886-466X)
- Eike I. Piechowiak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5609-0998)
- Jürgen Beck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7687-6098)
- Tomas Dobrocky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6167-3343)
- Danial Nasiri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3586-2079)
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.7.spine25497
- Primary Topic
- Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00