Fracture of Ossification of the Yellow Ligament Causing Thoracic Myelopathy: A Case Report / 대한척추외과학회지
Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
; : 52-56, 2007.
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ABSTRACT
Ossification of the yellow ligament (OYL) is a rare disease that causes myeloradiculopathy at the thoracic spine. The advances in radiographic imaging techniques have made a diagnosis of this pathological entity relatively simple. Surgical decompression and excision of the OYL is the treatment of choice if there are neurological complications from the OYL. We describe a 50-yearold male with thoracic myelopathy caused by a fractured OYL at T10-11, and suggest possible mechanism of the fracture of the OYL at the thoracolumbar spine.
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Assunto principal:
Doenças da Medula Espinal
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Coluna Vertebral
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Descompressão Cirúrgica
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Doenças Raras
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Diagnóstico
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Ligamentos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
Ano de publicação:
2007
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Article