Pathogenesis of myelopathy in patients with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 96, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2002, Pages 168-172

  Shunji, Matsunaga ^a,b   Kukita, Makoto ^a,b   Hayashi, Kyoji ^a,b   Shinkura, Reiko ^a,b   Chihaya, Koriyama ^a,b   Sakou, Takashi ^a,b   Komiya, Setsuro ^a,b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Sakou Orthopaedic Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Myelopathy; Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIGAMENT CALCINOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD SURGERY;

AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OSSIFICATION OF POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 0036123410     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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