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Ossification of the ligamentum flavum. A case report and its MRI finding.

H Enomoto¹, N Kuwayama, T Katsumata, T Doi.

Abstract

A case of thoracic myelopathy due to ossification of the ligamentum flavum is presented. A fifty-five year old female complained of sensory and motor disturbance of lower limbs. Neuroradiologically, in addition to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament throughout the spines, ossified ligamenta flava were found at the Th10-11 level and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) clearly showed the spinal cord compressed at the same level by a low-intensity-signal lesion. Laminectomy and removal of the ossfied ligamenta flava improved her neurological dysfunction. The usefulness of the MRI in the neuroradiological diagnosis was confirmed.

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Year: 1988 PMID： 3147409 DOI： 10.1007/bf00339704

Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuroradiology ISSN： 0028-3940 Impact factor: 2.804

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Journal: Skeletal Radiol Date: 1993 Impact factor: 2.199

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Authors: Z Li; D Ren; Y Zhao; S Hou; L Li; S Yu; T Hou
Journal: Spinal Cord Date: 2015-08-04 Impact factor: 2.772

6. Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum in a Nineteenth-Century Skeletal Population Sample from Ireland: Using Bioarchaeology to Reveal a Neglected Spine Pathology.

Authors: Jonny Geber; Niels Hammer
Journal: Sci Rep Date: 2018-06-18 Impact factor: 4.379