title: [Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament].
abstract: The authors described 21 patients aged 37 to 83 with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (10 with ischemic myelopathy, 6 with aftermaths of a trauma of the cervical spine, and 5 with the radicular syndrome on the basis of vertebral osteochondrosis. X-ray signs of three types of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament were defined and specified: linear, curved and mixed. The linear type was more frequently observed in the cervical spine whereas the curved type was more frequent in the lumbar spine.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Ermachenko
authors.forename: A Iu
authors.initials: AIu
authors.lastname: Makarov
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Leĭkin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic
vernacular_title: Ossifikatsiia zadneĭ prodol'noĭ sviazki.