Lumbar ossification of the ligamentum flavum reflects a strong ossification tendency of the entire spinal ligament

Lumbar ossification of the ligamentum flavum reflects a strong ossification tendency of the entire spinal ligament

Abstract Patients with ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) in the lumbar spine may be at high risk of developing concomitant ossification of the entire spinal ligament, but the etiology remains unclear. We investigated the propensity for spinal ligament ossification in asymptomatic subjects...

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Main Authors: Kazuha Nakabachi, Tsutomu Endo, Masahiko Takahata, Ryo Fujita, Yoshinao Koike, Ryota Suzuki, Yuichi Hasegawa, Toshifumi Murakami, Katsuhisa Yamada, Hideki Sudo, Mohamad Alaa Terkawi, Ken Kadoya, Norimasa Iwasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-27650-z

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