Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
"Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A calcification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spinal column, usually at the level of the cervical spine. It is often associated with anterior ankylosing hyperostosis.
| Descriptor ID |
D017887
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.900.480 C23.550.751.500
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament" by people in Profiles.
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Tanabe J, Sarin H, Kindt G. Familial ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) in the thoracic spine: case report. Surg Neurol. 2002 Dec; 58(6):403-5; discussion 405.
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Kingdom TT, Nockels RP, Kaplan MJ. Transoral-transpharyngeal approach to the craniocervical junction. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1995 Oct; 113(4):393-400.