Seven Cases of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament which occurred in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Rheumatism and Joint Surgery Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 357 - 362
• Main Authors: SAKURAI Takeo, 磯 武信, 大宜見 綱夫, 宇田川 英一, 佐野 潔, 井上 博, 竹内 公彦, 根岸 龍一, 岸 和司
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: 日本関節病学会 1991; Japanese Society for Joint Diseases
• Subjects: ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine (OPLL); rheumatiod arthritis (RA)
• ISSN: 0287-3214; 1884-9059
• DOI: 10.11551/jsjd1982.10.357

We have experienced 7 RA patients with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine (OPLL) . According to lateral X-ray pictures, 5 cases were segmental type and 2 cases were mixed type. The results showed that segmental ossification is more frequent in OPLL with RA than in ordinary OPLL. No spinal cord dysfunction suspected of being associated with OPLL was noted.