Cervical myelopathy in patients with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 122-128

  Mochizuki, Macondo ^a   Aiba, Atsuomi ^a   Hashimoto, Mitsuhiro ^a   Fujiyoshi, Takayuki ^b   Yamazaki, Masashi ^b  

^a Numazu City Hospital   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Myelopathy; Ossification; Posterior longitudinal ligament; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIGAMENT CALCINOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RANGE OF MOTION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSSIFICATION OF POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65249111045     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2008.10.SPI08480     Document Type: Article

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