title: Computed tomography in ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the cervical spine.
abstract: Computed tomography of the cervical spine has been carried out on 21 patients with the ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. There was a correlation between the shape and the extent of ossification and the type of myelopathy. Computed tomography is important for operative intervention.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed