Case report: ossification of the thoracic ligamenta flava in a Caucasian: a rare cause of myelopathy.
Ossification of the ligamenta flava is rare and has been described almost exclusively in Japanese people. We present a case in which ossification of the thoracic ligamenta flava caused compressive myelopathy in a Caucasian.
Arafat
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Midland Centre for Neurosurgery and Neurology, Smethwick, Warley, West Midlands, UK.
Jackowski
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Chavda
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West
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RJ
D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017843:Ligamentum Flavum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed