title: Considerations in the treatment of cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazutoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hida
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: Yoshinobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D004057:Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D017887:Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed