Postoperative Paralysis From Thoracic Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Surgery Risk Factor of Neurologic Injury: Nationwide Multiinstitution Survey

• Published in: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 41; no. 19; p. E1159
• Main Authors: Ito, Zenya, Matsuyama, Yukihiro, Ando, Muneharu, Kawabata, Shigenori, Kanchiku, Tsukasa, Kida, Kazunobu, Fujiwara, Yasushi, Yamada, Kei, Yamamoto, Naoya, Kobayashi, Sho, Saito, Takanori, Wada, Kanichiro, Tadokoro, Nobuaki, Takahashi, Masato, Satomi, Kazuhiko, Shinomiya, Kenichi, Tani, Toshikazu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2016

Retrospective case-control study. The purpose of this study was to examine the factors of postoperative paralysis in patients who have undergone thoracic ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) surgery. A higher percentage of thoracic OPLL patients experience postoperative aggravation...