Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on Cervical Spine Surgery for Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on Cervical Spine Surgery for Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is commonly associated with diabetes mellitus (DM); however, the impact of DM on cervical spine surgery for OPLL remains unclear. This study was performed to evaluate the influence of diabetes DM on the outcomes following cervical spine surg...

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Main Authors: Atsushi Kimura, Katsushi Takeshita, Toshitaka Yoshii, Satoru Egawa, Takashi Hirai, Kenichiro Sakai, Kazuo Kusano, Yukihiro Nakagawa, Kanichiro Wada, Keiichi Katsumi, Kengo Fujii, Takeo Furuya, Narihito Nagoshi, Tsukasa Kanchiku, Yukitaka Nagamoto, Yasushi Oshima, Hiroaki Nakashima, Kei Ando, Masahiko Takahata, Kanji Mori, Hideaki Nakajima, Kazuma Murata, Shunji Matsunaga, Takashi Kaito, Kei Yamada, Sho Kobayashi, Satoshi Kato, Tetsuro Ohba, Satoshi Inami, Shunsuke Fujibayashi, Hiroyuki Katoh, Haruo Kanno, Kota Watanabe, Shiro Imagama, Masao Koda, Yoshiharu Kawaguchi, Masaya Nakamura, Morio Matsumoto, Masashi Yamazaki, Atsushi Okawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament
cervical myelopathy
diabetes mellitus
surgical outcome
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/15/3375

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