Thoracic Myelopathy Caused by Multiple Ossified Ligamentum flavum Combined with Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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: 617-621, 1996.
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em Coreano
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ABSTRACT
The authors report a case of thoracic myelopathy caused by multiple ossification of the ligamentum flavum(OLF) combined with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament(OPLL). A 52-year-old man had progressive motor weakness and numbness in the lower extremities. Diagnosis was made from the MR imaging that provided useful information about the multiple lesions in the lower cervical and upper thoracic area and about the degree of spinal cord compression. The surgical approach consisted of two stages Posterior decompression for OLF(first stage) and anterior decompression for OPLL, followed by interbody fusion(second stage). The patient had satisfactory improvement after surgical intervention.
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Assunto principal:
Compressão da Medula Espinal
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Doenças da Medula Espinal
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Ligamentos Longitudinais
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Ligamento Amarelo
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Extremidade Inferior
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Descompressão
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Diagnóstico
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Hipestesia
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
Ano de publicação:
1996
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Artigo
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