title: Calcification of the thoracic ligamentum flavum: a rare cause of myelopathy.
abstract: Compressive myelopathy secondary to ossification or calcification of the ligamentum flavum is a rare entity. Clinical features and magnetic resonance imaging findings of a patient of dorsal cord compression who improved remarkably with surgery are reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, KG's Medical College, Lucknow.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kar
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Garg
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D017843:Ligamentum Flavum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery