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Conservative Treatment and Surgical Indication of Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) sometimes causes severe myelopathy and requires surgical treatment [...
Masaaki Machino, Takeo Furuya, Toshitaka Yoshii, Kenichiro Sakai   +3 more
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Triple trouble: A case of traumatic cervical spinal cord injury in a patient with ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament and disc prolapse

Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2016
We describe the case of a trauma patient who presented to our emergency department with signs and symptoms suggestive of cervical cord injury. The patient had an underlying ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament with multiple cervical disc ...
Kosar Hussain, Sally Khalid Ahmed Abu-khumra, Firas Jaafar Kareem Alnajjar, Motea Mohamad Abdo   +3 more
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Choice of Surgical Procedure for Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022
In cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL), spinal cord compression causes neurologic symptoms [...
Masaaki Machino, Sakai, Kenichiro, Takeo Furuya, Yoshii, Toshitaka, Machino, Masaaki, Furuya, Takeo, Toshitaka Yoshii, Kenichiro Sakai   +7 more
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Advancements in clinical practices of computed tomography imaging and its implications on surgical strategies for the management of cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: A systematic review

SAGE Open Medicine
Objectives: This systematic review examines advancements in computed tomography imaging-based classification systems and their implications for surgical decision-making in managing cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.
Wongthawat Liawrungrueang, Jong-Beom Park, Watcharaporn Cholamjiak, Sompoom Sunpaweravong, Peem Sarasombath, Chaiyapruk Pundee   +5 more
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Spinal hypermobility accelerates ossification in posterior longitudinal ligaments: insights from an in vivo mouse model

Frontiers in Physiology
IntroductionOssification of the posterior longitudinal ligaments (OPLL) is characterized by heterotopic ossification in the posterior longitudinal ligament of spine.
Tao Tang, Tao Tang, Zhengya Zhu, Zhengya Zhu, Zhongyuan He, Zhongyuan He, Fuan Wang, Lin Chen, Jianfeng Li, Hongkun Chen, Jiaxiang Zhou, Jianmin Wang, Shaoyu Liu, Yunfeng Yao, Xizhe Liu, Zhiyu Zhou   +15 more
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Surgical options for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine: a narrative review

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine (C-OPLL) is a degenerative disorder that leads to the narrowing of the spinal canal and compression of both the spinal cord and nerve roots.
Ningxue Sun, Chang Jiang, Yang Liu
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Usefulness of multiecho fast field echo MRI in the evaluation of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament and dural ossification of the cervical spine. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
The diagnosis of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is challenging. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of the multiecho fast field echo (mFFE) MRI in the detection of ...
So-Yeon Lee, Yu Ri Shin, Hee Jin Park, Myung Ho Rho, Eun Chul Chung   +4 more
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Compressive Thoracic Myelopathy Caused by Combined Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament and Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum: A Report of Four Cases and a Literature Review

Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation, 2014
We describe here the rare condition of compressive thoracic myelopathy and its management in four patients with combined thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament and ossification of the ligamentum flavum.
Jennifer Wing-Sze Tong, Andrew Pak-Ho Chan, Ka-Kin Cheung   +2 more
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Comparison of laminoplasty and posterior fusion surgery for cervical ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2022
This prospective multicenter study, established by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and involving 27 institutions, aimed to compare postoperative outcomes between laminoplasty (LM) and posterior fusion (PF) for cervical ossification of
Nakashima H, Imagama S, Yoshii T, Egawa S, Sakai K, Kusano K, Nakagawa Y, Hirai T, Wada K, Katsumi K, Fujii K, Kimura A, Furuya T, Kanchiku T, Nagamoto Y, Oshima Y, Nagoshi N, Ando K, Takahata M, Mori K, Nakajima H, Murata K, Matsunaga S, Kaito T, Yamada K, Kobayashi S, Kato S, Ohba T, Inami S, Fujibayashi S, Katoh H, Kanno H, Li Y, Yatsuya H, Koda M, Kawaguchi Y, Takeshita K, Matsumoto M, Yamazaki M, Okawa A, Japanese Multicenter Research Organization for Ossification of the Spinal Ligament.   +40 more
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Evidence for a genetic contribution to the ossification of spinal ligaments in Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament and Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: A narrative review. [PDF]

Front Genet, 2022
Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH) and Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (OPLL) are common disorders characterized by the ossification of spinal ligaments.
Couto AR, Parreira B, Power DM, Pinheiro L, Madruga Dias J, Novofastovski I, Eshed I, Sarzi-Puttini P, Pappone N, Atzeni F, Verlaan JJ, Kuperus J, Bieber A, Ambrosino P, Kiefer D, Khan MA, Mader R, Baraliakos X, Bruges-Armas J.   +18 more
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