Radiographical Studies of Ossification of the Spinal Ligaments

• Published in: Orthopedics & Traumatology Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 973 - 975
• Main Authors: Saika, Minoru, Kawai, Shinya, Imagama, Tetsuo, Oda, Hirotsugu, Kido, Kenji, Sakamoto, Tadashi, Tanaka, Hiroshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology 1985

Radiographical mesurement of the ossified area of the spinal ligaments was performed in 94 cases with cervical myelopathy due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. The cases were selected where lateral views of the radiogram were able to take in the entire spine. The ossified spina...