Thoracic myelopathy due to isolated ossification of the ligamentum flavum.
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We report a 72-year-old patient with thoracic myelopathy due to isolated ossification of the ligamentum flavum at T9-T10. Severe paraparesis had developed before the lesion was identified when thinning of a segment of the lower thoracic spinal cord was suspected on a second MRI examination. The diagnosis was then established by CT.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume
دوره 77 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995