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Cervical cord compression due to ossification of the ligamentum flavum – A case report and literature review
BACKGROUND: Symptomatic compression of the cervical spinal cord by ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) is rare. It typically involves the elderly and is particularly prominent in the Asian male population. Here, we present a 70-year-old Pakistani female who became quadriparetic due to OLF. C...
Autores principales: | Iftekhar, Noama, Rasool, Abdullah, Khan, Irfan |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Scientific Scholar
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7110401/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32257563 http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_605_2019 |
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