Ossification of the Anterior Longitudinal Ligament of the Thoracic Spine
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Address for Correspondence: Dr. Gargi Soni, Head of the Unit, Department of Anatomy, International Medical School, Management and Science University, Malaysia. E-Mail: [email protected] Access this Article online Quick Response code Web site: 1 Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Pandit BD Sharma University of health Sciences, Rohtak, India. *2 Head of the Unit, Department of Anatomy, Management and Science University, Malaysia. The ossification of the anterior longitudinal ligament may be a part of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), also known as Forestier’s disease. We are describing a case of ossification of the anterior longitudinal ligament in the region of thoracic spine, found on routine examination of dry bones.
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