Evaluation of Distribution Patterns of Spinal Ligament Ossification Using Whole-Spine Computed Tomography in Patients with Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
| Autor: | Toshitaka Yoshii, Takashi Hirai, Yoshiharu Kawaguchi, Atsushi Okawa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Spinal ligament ossification
medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Ossification Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament Computed tomography Anatomy musculoskeletal system medicine.anatomical_structure medicine In patient Nuchal ligament medicine.symptom business human activities Cervical vertebrae Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis |
| Zdroj: | OPLL ISBN: 9789811538544 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-981-15-3855-1_18 |
| Popis: | Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) and other types of spinal ligament ossification are common in Japan and are known to frequently cause neuropathy. Cervical OPLL is a common form of OPLL that often involves ossification of not only the cervical vertebrae but also ligaments in other parts of the spine, and therefore evaluation of ossification by 360° whole-spine imaging is considered important. In this study, we analyzed data from a large multicenter retrospective study to evaluate the distribution of spinal ligament ossification across the entire spine in patients with cervical OPLL with a focus on correlations between OPLL, ossification of the nuchal ligament, ossification of the supraspinous and interspinous ligaments, and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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