Longterm follow-up of the progression of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 577-579

  Murakami, Motoaki ^a   Seichi, Atsushi ^b   Chikuda, Hirotaka ^a   Takeshita, Katsushi ^a   Nakamura, Kozo ^a   Kimura, Atsushi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HAND PARESTHESIA; HUMAN; LIGAMENT CALCINOSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSSIFICATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SYMPTOM; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OSSIFICATION OF POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT;

EID: 77951725961     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.1.SPINE09452     Document Type: Article

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