title: [Ossification of the ligamentum flavum and spinal stenosis in the lumbar spine].
authors.affiliation: The Center of Orthopaedics of PLA, the General Hospital of Lanzhou Military Command, Lanzhou 730050, Gansu, China.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhen
authors.forename: Xing-yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xu-Sheng
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ming-xuan
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xue
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017843:Ligamentum Flavum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017887:Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome