Objective: Our purpose was to investigate the interaction of the important components of
spinal cord blood supply in the pig model to enable its use for future studies of spinal cord …

Background. Blood flow to the thoracolumbar spinal cord is thought to be critically
dependent on the arteria radicularis magna. We investigated whether spinal cord blood …

OBJECTIVE: Prevention of paraplegia after repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm
requires understanding the anatomy and physiology of the spinal cord blood supply. Recent …

In the quest to minimize the occurrence of spinal cord injury (SCI) secondary to resection of
descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAA), we have undertaken …

BACKGROUND: In a species as popular in research as the pig, little information is available
concerning the blood supply and vascular anatomy of the spinal cord and comparability to …

The objective of this study was to investigate the functional differences between paraspinal
and intraspinal compartments of the spinal collateral network and the importance of circular …

OBJECTIVES Anterior radiculomedullary arteries (ARMAs) link dorsal segmental arteries
and the intraspinal compartment of the spinal collateral network. The number of thoracic …

Objective: Understanding the ability of the paraspinal anastomotic network to provide
adequate spinal cord perfusion pressure (SCPP) critical for both surgical and endovascular …

Objective: We sought to study the effect of various modes of interruption of the spinal cord
blood supply on intrathecal oxygenation. Methods: In 24 pigs intrathecal PO2, PCO2, and …

OBJECTIVE: Thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic repair are still complicated by spinal
cord ischemia and paraplegia. The aim of the present article is to present the results of an …