Ossified Ligamentum Flavum causing Cervical Myelopathy

Ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) causing compressive cervical myelopathy or radiculopathy is rare. A 50-year-old male was admitted for progressive hypesthesia and paresthesia of both hands and a gradually worsening gait. MRI and CT scans demonstrated ossification of the left ligamentum fl...

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Autores principales: Song, Jye Young, Park, Jin Hoon, Roh, Sung Woo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4432380/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25983784
http://dx.doi.org/10.14245/kjs.2012.9.1.24
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description Ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) causing compressive cervical myelopathy or radiculopathy is rare. A 50-year-old male was admitted for progressive hypesthesia and paresthesia of both hands and a gradually worsening gait. MRI and CT scans demonstrated ossification of the left ligamentum flavum with dural sac and cord compression at the C5-6 level. The ossified ligamentum flavum was removed through a subtotal laminectomy and left side foraminotomy of the C5-6. Postoperatively, his gait improved remarkably and the sensory symptoms gradually resolved.
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spelling pubmed-44323802015-05-15 Ossified Ligamentum Flavum causing Cervical Myelopathy Song, Jye Young Park, Jin Hoon Roh, Sung Woo Korean J Spine Case Report Ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) causing compressive cervical myelopathy or radiculopathy is rare. A 50-year-old male was admitted for progressive hypesthesia and paresthesia of both hands and a gradually worsening gait. MRI and CT scans demonstrated ossification of the left ligamentum flavum with dural sac and cord compression at the C5-6 level. The ossified ligamentum flavum was removed through a subtotal laminectomy and left side foraminotomy of the C5-6. Postoperatively, his gait improved remarkably and the sensory symptoms gradually resolved. The Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society 2012-03 2012-03-31 /pmc/articles/PMC4432380/ /pubmed/25983784 http://dx.doi.org/10.14245/kjs.2012.9.1.24 Text en Copyright © 2012 The Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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