Open AccessSpinal Cord Kinking in Thoracic Myelopathy Caused by Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum
Author(s) -
Ting Wang,
Min Pan,
Chuqiang Yin,
Xiujun Zheng,
Ya-Nan Cong,
Dechun Wang,
Shuzhong Li
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chinese medical journal/chinese medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2542-5641
pISSN - 0366-6999
DOI - 10.4103/0366-6999.166042
Subject(s) - medicine , myelopathy , laminectomy , spinal cord , conus medullaris , magnetic resonance imaging , ossification , surgery , spinal canal , orthopedic surgery , radiology , psychiatry
Ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) is being increasingly recognized as a cause of thoracic myelopathy. This study was to describe a rare clinical entity of spinal cord kinking (SK) in thoracic myelopathy secondary to OLF.