Thoracic myelopathy due to enlarged ossified yellow ligaments - Case report and review of the literature

被引：27

作者：

Payer, M

Bruder, E

Fischer, JA

Benini, A

机构：

[1] Klin Wilhelm Schulthess, Spine Unit, CH-8008 Zurich, Switzerland

[2] Univ Zurich Hosp, Inst Clin Pathol, Zurich, Switzerland

[3] Univ Zurich, Orthoped Clin, Res Lab Calcium Metab, Zurich, Switzerland

来源：

JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY | 2000年 / 92卷 / 01期

关键词：

thoracic spine; myelopathy; ossification; ligamentum flavum;

D O I：

10.3171/spi.2000.92.1.0105

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Enlarged ossified yellow ligaments are a rare and poorly understood cause of thoracic myelopathy. The authors report the case of a patient in whom thoracic myelopathy was caused by enlarged ossified yellow ligaments.

引用

页码：105 / 108

页数：4

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