title: Quadriplegia complicating ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.
abstract: We report a case of quadriplegia complicating ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) in a patient who was also found to have diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH). She also had osteomalacia (Vit. D deficiency) with secondary hyperparathyroidism. There could be a cause and effect relationship between the abnormal biochemistry and OPLL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, LTMMC, Sion, Mumbai.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gokhale
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Godkar
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hedge
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Hase
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017586:Diskectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004057:Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017887:Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D010018:Osteomalacia / Q000150:complications*; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography