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 ...

and colleagues performed anterior decompression and fusion (ADF) via a posterolateral approach for beak-type ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) in the thoracic spine and ...

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 ...

Surgical treatment of thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament yielded positive long-term outcomes. All patients underwent posterior spine decompression, correction and ...

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 ...

Thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (TOPLL) is a rare condition associated with ectopic bone formation in the thoracic spine. A long-term follow-up study from Japan shows ...