Clinical Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in Patients With Myelopathy Caused by Thoracic Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum

Clinical Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in Patients With Myelopathy Caused by Thoracic Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum

Objective The objective of this study was to investigate the surgical outcomes and prognostic factors for thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) after decompressive laminectomy, focusing on the quantitative signal intensity ratio (SIR) of preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) a...

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Main Authors: Jae-Kwang Kim, Hyun-Seung Ryu, Bong Ju Moon, Jung-Kil Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society 2018-09-01
Series:Neurospine
Subjects:
Ossification
Ligamentum flavum
Myelopathy
Intensity signal
Thoracic vertebrae
Treatment outcome
Online Access:http://www.e-neurospine.org/upload/pdf/ns-1836128-064.pdf

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