Cervical myelopathy caused by ligamentum flavum ossification
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Thoracic myelopathy caused by ossification of the ligamentum flavum.
OBJECTIVE Ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) is a rare cause of thoracic myelopathy. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with the surgical outcome on the basis of preoperative clinical and radiological findings. METHODS Data obtained in 26 patients whot underwent posterior decompression for thoracic myelopathy, caused by thoracic OLF, were analyzed retrospectivel...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2012000100015