In:
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 20, No. 4 ( 1993-11), p. 329-332
Abstract:
Cervical myelopathy consequent on ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is very rare in Caucasians. A 65-year-old Anglo-Saxon woman developed progressive gait disturbance, paresthesia in both legs and urinary urge incontinence. Radiological examination showed OPLL from fifth to seventh cervical vertebral level; the dense OPLL was graphically displayed by three-dimensional computerized tomography. Medial corpectomy, C5 to C7, and removal of OPLL, with subsequent fusion C4 to Tl using a free fibula graft resulted in clinical improvement. Three dimensional computerized tomographic imaging is a valuable diagnostic procedure in OPLL.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0317-1671
,
2057-0155
DOI:
10.1017/S0317167100048265
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
1993
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2577275-2
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