Open AccessA STUDY OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SERUM ESR AND CRP IN PATIENTS WITH OSSIFICATION OF POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT
Author(s) -
T Jagadish,
Sushant Ghumare,
Pravin Deokate
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
paripex indian journal of research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/paripex/5806680
Subject(s) - medicine , myelopathy , ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament , longitudinal study , population study , disease , gastroenterology , population , surgery , pathology , spinal cord , environmental health , psychiatry
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is seen most commonly in men, in the elderly, and in Asianpopulation [1].The disease usually starts with minimal or no symptoms, but some patients slowly progress to developsymptoms of myelopathy and radiculopathy.The present study aims to find out the relationship between serum CRP andESR levels in patients with OPLL and its relationship with radiological classification of OPLL. In this cross sectionalcorrelation study we have included all patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria from the year July 2019 to December 2020in tertiary care hospital.Our study comprising of total 50 patients will show the relationship between OPLL with level ofserum CRP and ESR (normal or raised).In our study it was found that majority of the patients were above 50 years of agewith male predominance.In the present study it was found that the level of CRP was raised in 83.4% cases of continuoustype,100% cases of localised type,69.2% cases of mixed type and 92.8% cases of segmental type.In the present study itwas found that the level of ESR was raised in 83.4% cases of continuous type,66.7% cases of localised type,61.5% casesof mixed type and 75.0% cases of segmental type. It is possible that raised serum levels of CRP and ESR may beassociated with OPLL and thus inflammation may be the cause of OPLL.