OSSIFICATION OF THE POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT OF THE SPINE

被引：28

作者：

CHIN, WS ^{[1
]}

OON, CL ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] SINGAPORE MED CTR,XRAY CLIN,SINGAPORE 10,SINGAPORE

来源：

BRITISH JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY | 1979年 / 52卷 / 623期

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D O I：

10.1259/0007-1285-52-623-865

中图分类号：

R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;

摘要：

'The Japanese disease' or ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine was initially thought to affect only the Japanese people. Non-Japanese Asian and Caucasian cases have been reported but appear to be exceedingly rare. The reason is unknown. Although the disease appears to be generally benign, it can cause a myelopathy. We present here 16 non-Japanese patients in Singapore who were found to have ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine.

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页码：865 / 869

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