Operative Results for Ligamentous Ossification in the Thoracic Spine

We surgically treated 20 cases of thoracic myelopathy caused by ossification of the yellow ligament (OYL) and combined OPLL. Subjects included 10 males and 10 females. The duration between the occurrence of symptoms and time of surgery ranged from 1 month to 2 years (average 8.3 months). The average...

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Published inOrthopedics & Traumatology Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 1197 - 1199
Main Authors Okajima, Keiichiro, Takano, Haruo, Urata, Shin'ichi, Maekawa, Kiyotsugu, Sakata, Hiroaki, Kawazoe, Yasuhiro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology 1996
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operative results
ossification of yellow ligament
ossification ofposterior longitudinal ligament
thoracic myelopathy
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ISSN0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI10.5035/nishiseisai.45.1197

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Summary:We surgically treated 20 cases of thoracic myelopathy caused by ossification of the yellow ligament (OYL) and combined OPLL. Subjects included 10 males and 10 females. The duration between the occurrence of symptoms and time of surgery ranged from 1 month to 2 years (average 8.3 months). The average age at surgery was 58 years. All patients had had laminectomy. We found difficulty in some cases in performing decompression of the ossified spinal lesions.
ISSN:0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI:10.5035/nishiseisai.45.1197