Fracture of Ossification of the Yellow Ligament Causing Thoracic Myelopathy: A Case Report / 대한척추외과학회지
Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
;
: 52-56, 2007.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-24499
ABSTRACT
Ossification of the yellow ligament (OYL) is a rare disease that causes myeloradiculopathy at the thoracic spine. The advances in radiographic imaging techniques have made a diagnosis of this pathological entity relatively simple. Surgical decompression and excision of the OYL is the treatment of choice if there are neurological complications from the OYL. We describe a 50-yearold male with thoracic myelopathy caused by a fractured OYL at T10-11, and suggest possible mechanism of the fracture of the OYL at the thoracolumbar spine.
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Main subject:
Spinal Cord Diseases
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Spine
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Decompression, Surgical
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Rare Diseases
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Diagnosis
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Ligaments
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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