How does the ossification area of the posterior longitudinal ligament progress after cervical laminoplasty?

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 2807-2812

  Hori, Takeshi ^a   Kawaguchi, Yoshiharu ^a   Kimura, Tomoatsu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervical laminoplasty; Long term follow up; Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament; Progression of ossification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAMINOPLASTY; LIGAMENT CALCINOSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSSIFICATION OF POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 33751074691     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000245870.97231.65     Document Type: Article

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