Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) of the cervical spine is a frequent pathological entity in people of Japanese and Asian extraction and is reported with increasing frequency also in the USA; on the contrary, reports in the ...
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Background Surgically managing multilevel thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (mT-OPLL) remains technically challenging. Recently, a novel technique called thoracic controllable antedisplacement and fusion (TCAF) has been ...
Jiawen Niu +8 more
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Letter to the Editor: Commentary on Progression of Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion in Military Patients Exposed to Minor Trauma (Korean J Neurotrauma 2022;18:254-267). [PDF]
Ko MJ.
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Stress Distribution on Spinal Cord According to Type of Laminectomy for Large Focal Cervical Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Based on Finite Element Method. [PDF]
Sim O, Ryu D, Lee J, Lee C.
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Perioperative Complications of Anterior Decompression with Fusion in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy-A Comparative Study between Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament and Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Using a Nationwide Inpatient Database. [PDF]
Morishita S +9 more
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One-stage posterior laminectomy with instrumented fusion and foraminotomy for cervical ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament with radiculopathy pain. [PDF]
Su B +6 more
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Perioperative Complications of Laminoplasty in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy -A Comparative Study Between Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament and Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Using a Nationwide Inpatient Database. [PDF]
Morishita S +11 more
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Posterior uniportal endoscopic laminotomy for cervical ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament: a case report and technical summary. [PDF]
Li B, Shi Z, Zhang J, Li N, Ji C.
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Combined open and minimally invasive strategy for thoracic ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament: a case report and technical notes. [PDF]
Tang S, Zuo J, Ren H, Chen B, Jiang X.
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Anterior Decompression via a Single Posterior Approach Using the Ultrasonic Bone Scalpel for the Treatment of the Thoracic Segmental Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: A Report of Three Cases. [PDF]
Okada M +3 more
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