Glossary

The point where the skin meets the dura in a myelomeningocele.  Its identification serves as a landmark in the surgical repair of a myelomeningocele, allowing protection of underlying nerves and maximal preservation of dura to be used in the repair of the defect.

Kinase insert domain receptor – a VEGF receptor. KDR is also known as Flk1.

Toradol-an potent non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that can be administered orally or as an intramuscular injection.

Klippel-Feil 1

Klippel-Feil 2

Klippel-Feil 3

Klippel-Feil 4

kyphosis (from Greek κυφός kyphos, a hump) refers to the normal convex curvature seen in the thoracic and sacral regions of the spine. It is commonly used to also describe abnormally excessive convex curvature (also referred to as hyperkyphosis). Curvature in opposite (concave) direction is referred to as lordosis.

The Inferior Anastomotic Vein.  This is the major draining vein of the lateral surface of the temporal lobe. It drains the veins of the lateral sulcus into the transverse sinus.

Low back pain