Open AccessRestrictive ventilatory impairment improved by laminoplasty for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament
Author(s) -
Nishida Takashi,
Ishiguro Takashi,
Ota Chie,
Takaku Yotaro,
Kagiyama Naho,
Kurashima Kazuyoshi,
Takayanagi Noboru
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1959
Subject(s) - medicine , laminoplasty , myelopathy , ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament , ossification , respiratory failure , respiratory system , surgery , spinal cord , psychiatry
Key Clinical Message We report a woman with severe restrictive ventilatory impairment because of respiratory muscle paralysis caused by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL). Laminoplasty improved her respiratory function and quality of life. Cervical myelopathy including OPLL should be considered as an important differential diagnosis in patients with respiratory dysfunction.