Computed tomography in ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the cervical spine.
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.
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