Case Report: Multilevel Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum in a Patient With Spinal Osteoblastoma

Case Report: Multilevel Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum in a Patient With Spinal Osteoblastoma

IntroductionSpinal osteoblastomas are primary benign bone tumors most commonly presenting as diffuse back pain in young adults. Rarely, spinal osteoblastoma is associated with ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF), a form of ectopic bone formation, which can present with myelopathy. This repor...

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Main Authors: Canada T. Montgomery, Stephen P. Miranda, Ernest Nelson, Katie Louka, MacLean Nasrallah, Paul J. Zhang, Joel Stein, Dmitriy Petrov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
spinal osteoblastoma
ossification of the ligamentum flavum
myelopathy
neurosurgery
neurological compromise
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.890965/full

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