A novel revision surgery for treatment of cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament after initial posterior surgery: preliminary clinical investigation of anterior controllable antidisplacement and fusion

A novel revision surgery for treatment of cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament after initial posterior surgery: preliminary clinical investigation of anterior controllable antidisplacement and fusion

Abstract Background Cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is a progressive disease. Posterior decompression surgery is reported to be an effective and comparatively safe procedure with few complications for treatment of patients with myelopathy caused by OPLL. However,...

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Main Authors: Hai-Dong Li, Qiang-Hua Zhang, Shi-Tong Xing, Ji-Kang Min, Jian-Gang Shi, Xiong-Sheng Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Cervical
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament
Revision
Antidisplacement
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-018-0920-0

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