Thoracic myelopathy caused by calcification of the ligamentum flavum
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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: Journal of Rural Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1880-487X,1880-4888
DOI: 10.2185/jrm.2019-018