title: Radiological study of cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.
abstract: The rate of progression of cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) was radiologically studied during a 3-year period in three patient populations: (a) after laminoplasty (25 patients), (b) after laminectomy (16 patients), and (c) in patients who were managed without surgery (56 patients). There appeared to be no significant difference between these two surgical procedures in postoperative progression of OPLL. When progression of OPLL was compared between patients treated surgically and nonsurgically, posterior surgery accelerated progression of OPLL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takatsu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017887:Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography