This is a case report of a patient with hypertrophy of the posterior longitudinal ligament (HPLL) in the thoracic spine ... from Th4 to Th12 due to HPLL. Anterior decompression and fusion ...

For patients with thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (T-OPLL), surgical treatment is effective for improving neurological function, quality of life (QoL), and pain ...

To report a case with thoracic myelopathy ... the presence of residual anterior impingement of spinal cord by the OPLL. Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) and ossification ...

They typically involve the 12th thoracic vertebra and first or ... the anterior half of the vertebral body, disc, and anterior longitudinal ligament. The middle column contains the posterior ...

To determine whether the psychological characteristics of athletes who have undergone an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction change during rehabilitation are related to returning to ...

Two of the main ligaments in the back are the anterior longitudinal ligament and the posterior longitudinal ligament. These two ligaments connect and support the spine from the neck to the lower back.