The correlation between ossification of the nuchal ligament and pathological changes of the cervical spine in patients with cervical spondylosis

• Published in: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 39; no. 26 Spec No.; p. B7
• Main Authors: Wang, Hongli, Zou, Fei, Jiang, Jianyuan, Lu, Feizhou, Chen, Wenjun, Ma, Xiaosheng, Xia, Xinlei, Wang, Lixun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.12.2014
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Female; Humans; Intervertebral Disc - pathology; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Ossification, Heterotopic - physiopathology; Retrospective Studies; Spinal Cord Compression - pathology; Spondylosis - diagnosis; Spondylosis - pathology; Spondylosis - physiopathology
• ISSN: 1528-1159
• DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000430

A retrospective clinical data analysis. This study was conducted to investigate the correlation between ossification of the nuchal ligament (ONL) and pathological changes of the cervical spine in patients with cervical spondylosis. ONL can usually be found in cervical spondylosis. Thus, it is import...