Figure 6
From: An anatomical and radiological study of the tectorial membrane and its clinical implications
Distribution of elastic fibers in the tectorial membrane (TM) and the dura mater. Verhoeff Van Giseon stain. (a) A cross-section of ligamentous tissues is firmly attached to the superior clivus. Longitudinal thick elastic fibers (black spots) are identified in the deep layer of the TM, contrary to the cranial dura mater (D). (b) A longitudinal section of ligamentous tissues at the level of the sub-clival region. The spinal dura mater contains horizontal elastic fibers. The TM showed longitudinal elastic fibers (black lines) parallel to the collagen bundles (pink). D dura mater, TM tectorial membrane.
