Thoracic myelopathy secondary to ossified ligamentum flavum and dural ossification – A series of 19 cases and review of literature
Objective: Thoracic myelopathy has gradually risen to be a prominent diagnosis in patients with persistent upper back pain, bladder symptoms and spastic paraparesis. Often encountered, these conditions pose a serious dilemma to neurosurgeons with respect to surgical planning, timing of surgery, prog...
Main Authors: | Vinod Kumar, MCh, Rajesh Parameshwaran Nair, MCh, Lakshman I. Kongwad, MCh, Girish Menon Ramachandran, MCh |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-03-01
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Series: | Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221475191830149X |
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