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Ossification of the cervical anterior longitudinal ligament is an underdiagnosed cause of difficult airway: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Ossification of the anterior longitudinal ligament (OALL) of the cervical spine is a common, but rarely symptomatic, condition mostly observed in the geriatric population. Although the condition usually requires no intervention, it could lead to a difficult airway and compromise the pati...

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Autores principales: Xu, Min, Liu, Yue, Yang, Jing, Liu, Hao, Ding, Chen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7325286/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32605592
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-020-01077-9