Posterior decompression with kyphosis correction for thoracic myelopathy due to ossification of the ligamentum flavum and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament at the same level.

Zhang, Hong-Qi

Posterior decompression with kyphosis correction for thoracic myelopathy due to ossification of the ligamentum flavum and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament at the same level. [electronic resource] - Journal of neurosurgery. Spine Jul 2010 - 116-22 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

1547-5646

10.3171/2010.3.SPINE09237 doi


Adult
Aged
Decompression, Surgical--methods
Female
Humans
Internal Fixators
Kyphosis--diagnostic imaging
Laminectomy--methods
Ligamentum Flavum--diagnostic imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament--complications
Ossification, Heterotopic--complications
Radiography
Recovery of Function
Spinal Cord Diseases--diagnostic imaging
Thoracic Vertebrae--diagnostic imaging
Treatment Outcome