title: Ligamentum flavum hematoma in the thoracic spine.
abstract: We report a case of a hematoma of ligamentum flavum at T11-12 in a 66-year-old man who presented with progressive weakness of the right foot and numbness of both legs. Past history was negative and no precipitating episode of lower back sprain or trauma. The resected T11 and T12 laminas showed old hematoma with degenerative changes in the ligamentum flavum. Hematoma occurring in the thoracic spine has never been reported previously.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Fukui Medical University, Shimoaizuki 23, Matsuoka, Fukui 910-1193, Japan. ymaezawa@fmsrsa.fukui-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maezawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kokubo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Noriki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D017843:Ligamentum Flavum / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology