title: Triple trouble: A case of traumatic cervical spinal cord injury in a patient with ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament and disc prolapse.
abstract: We describe the case of a trauma patient who presented to our emergency department with signs and symptoms suggestive of cervical cord injury. The patient had an underlying ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament with multiple cervical disc prolapses from C3 to C7. The presence of these two factors increased the impact of the traumatic cervical cord injury. The patient underwent spinal decompression via laminectomy. Unfortunately, his neurological status did not show any significant improvement after the surgery. Our aim is to highlight the association between ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament and spinal cord injury in trauma patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Kosar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Rashid Hospital Trauma Center, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Sally Khalid Ahmed
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Abu-Khumra
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Rashid Hospital Trauma Center, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Firas Jaafar Kareem
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Alnajjar
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Rashid Hospital Trauma Center, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Motea Mohamad
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Abdo
keywords: Cervical cord injury; Cord injury; OPLL; Ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament; Road traffic accident; Rta; Spinal injury; Trauma