title: [Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical vertebrae and myelopathy].
abstract: 6 cases of OPLL of the cervical vertebrae (OPLL = Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament), all diagnosed by CT or X-ray, are reported in this paper. With a review of relevant literature and clinical manifestations of the 6 patients, the incidence, clinical features, diagnosis, differential diagnosis of OPLL and the relationship between OPLL and myelopathy are discussed. It is pointed out that OPLL usually appears as a myelopathy.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Fang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed