Acute Cervical Cord Injury Associated with Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

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Authors

Izumi Koyanagi · Sapporo Medical University

Yoshinobu Iwasaki · Sapporo Medical University

Kazutoshi Hida · Sapporo Medical University

Hiroyuki Imamura · Sapporo Medical University

Shin Fujimoto · Sapporo Medical University

Minoru Akino · Sapporo Medical University

Abstract

The present study demonstrates the preexisting factors and pathomechanisms of acute spinal cord injury associated with cervical OPLL. Magnetic resonance imaging is useful to understand the level and mechanism of injury. Further investigation will be needed to elucidate the role of surgical decompression.

Topics & Keywords

Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Neurosurgery

Volume 53, Issue 4, pp. 887-892

DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000083590.84053.cc

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