In epidural lumbar puncture, all of these structures are pierced EXCEPT:
Correct Answer: Posterior longitudinal ligament
Description: Ans. A Posterior longitudinal ligamentRef: Gray's, 38th ed. pg. 512; Keith Moore, 4th ed. pg. 483* Structures pierced during lumbar puncture (from outside in) are:- Skin - subcutaneous tissue - Supraspinous & interspinous ligament - Ligament flavum - Duramater - Arachnoid mater.
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