title: Thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, ossification of the yellow ligament from T9-T12 with superimposed acute T10/T11 disc herniation: controversies in surgical management.
authors.affiliation: Long Island Neurological Associates, New Hyde Park, New York, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Epstein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019567:Back Injuries; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007796:Laminectomy; D017843:Ligamentum Flavum / Q000473:pathology*; D017846:Longitudinal Ligaments / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D003907:Dexamethasone