Cervical myelopathy caused by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in ankylosing spondylitis

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2074-2077

  Olivieri, Ignazio ^a   Fiandra, Elisabetta ^b   Muscat, Christopher ^b   Barozzi, Libero ^a   Tomassini, Chiara ^b   Gerli, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT CALCINOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; OSSIFICATION OF POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 0030474277     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780391219     Document Type: Article

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