Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in a Nigerian woman.
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL), though commonly reported among the Japanese population, has however been infrequently reported among other racial groups. It has not been reported among black Africans. A case of OPLL of the cervical spine seen in a 62-year-old Nigerian woman is hereby reported.
Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Nigeria. femiadelowo2003@yahoo.com
Olufemi
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Ayodeji
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D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017846:Longitudinal Ligaments / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000208:ethnology; D017887:Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography