Posterior fixation as the sole treatment for ossified posterior longitudinal ligament?

Posterior fixation as the sole treatment for ossified posterior longitudinal ligament?

Limited oblique corpectomy for treatment of ossified posterior longitudinal ligament.

OBJECTIVE We present our experience with treating four cases with ossified posterior longitudinal ligaments (OPLL) causing cervical cord compression by limited oblique and strategic corpectomy. MATERIALS AND RESULTS Four patients with cervical OPLL were treated by the discussed technique during the period of October 2000 to January 2005. The ages of the patients ranged from 46 to 72 years. Al...

The Incidence of Ossified Superior Transverse Scapular Ligament during Nerve Transfer through Posterior Shoulder Approach

Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence and importance of bony bridge that covers thesupra scapular notch during posterior approach to transfer accessory nerve to suprascapular nerve.Methods: Between 2010 and 2015, the frequency and importance of suprascapular bony bridge instead of transverseligament was assessed among patients with brachial plexus i...

Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.

The authors described 21 patients aged 37 to 83 with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (10 with ischemic myelopathy, 6 with aftermaths of a trauma of the cervical spine, and 5 with the radicular syndrome on the basis of vertebral osteochondrosis. X-ray signs of three types of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament were defined and specified: linear, curved and mix...

Treatment for thoracic ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament with posterior circumferential decompression: complications and managements

BACKGROUND The complications and corresponding managements for patients with thoracic ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament (TOPLL) who were treated with posterior circumferential decompression have not been systematically summarized yet. METHODS Twenty-one patients with TOPLL who received posterior circumferential decompression between February 2010 and December 2014 were retrospec...