Calcification of the ligamentum flavum in the thoracolumbar spine: an unusual cause of compressive myelopathy

The focal calcification or ossification of the ligamentum flavum is a rare cause of thoracic myelopathy and most often occurs among individuals of Japanese descent. It is rare in other ethnic groups and in individuals below the age of 50. It is most often described at the lower thoracic level, being...

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Autores principales: Martines, João Augusto dos Santos, Martines, Brenda Margatho Ramos, Araújo, José de Arimatéia Batista, Pinto, Lorena Elaine Amorim, de Castro, Cláudio Campi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: São Paulo, SP: Universidade de São Paulo, Hospital Universitário 2012
Materias:
Article / Clinical Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6735550/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31528568
http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2012.013

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6735550/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31528568
http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2012.013

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