The pattern of the arterial system of the human spinal cord was published by Adamkiewicz (1881, 1882) and Kadyi (1886, 1889), then Suh and Alexander (1939) and Hellen and Alexander (1939) added some clinical findings to the anatomical bibliography. Also Ztilch (1953, '54, '61 , '62), Bartsch (1954, '61, '63), Gillilan (1958), Jellinger (1964, '66) and Lazorthes et al. (1958, '66, '71) contribut...