Spinal Cord Kinking in Thoracic Myelopathy Caused by Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum

Background: Ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) is being increasingly recognized as a cause of thoracic myelopathy. This study was to describe a rare clinical entity of spinal cord kinking (SK) in thoracic myelopathy secondary to OLF. Methods: The data of 95 patients with thoracic myelopathy...

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Main Authors: Ting Wang, Min Pan, Chu-Qiang Yin, Xiu-Jun Zheng, Ya-Nan Cong, De-Chun Wang, Shu-Zhong Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2015-01-01
Series:Chinese Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.cmj.org/article.asp?issn=0366-6999;year=2015;volume=128;issue=19;spage=2595;epage=2598;aulast=Wang