Tetraparesis associated with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 247-248

  Cho, J L ^a   Park, Y S ^b   Kim, Y H ^b  

^a Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University Guri Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; HUMAN; MALE; OSSIFICATION; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSSIFICATION OF POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; QUADRIPLEGIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032739523     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002640050362     Document Type: Article

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