Thoracic myelopathy due to enlarged ossified yellow ligaments: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 92, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2000, Pages 105-108

  Payer, Michael ^c   Bruder, Elisabeth ^a   Fischer, Jan A ^c   Benini, Arnaldo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Klinik Wilhelm Schulthess   (Switzerland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Ligamentum flavum; Myelopathy; Ossification; Thoracic spine

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LIGAMENT CALCINOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSSIFICATION, HETEROTOPIC; REOPERATION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033958399     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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