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Ossification of ligamentum flavum

骨外科

Common symptoms

踝阵挛、脊髓受压、韧带骨化、感觉障碍、乏力、颈部疼痛、腱反射亢进、头颈部活动受限、脊髓压迫

The pathology of disease

Ossification of ligamentum flavum (OLF) is ectopic bone in ligamentum flavum; thoracic canal stenosis; myelopathy.

Symptoms

Gait disturbance; leg numbness; weakness; thoracic back pain

Causes

Idiopathic; degenerative; Asian predilection.

Treatment

Surgical decompression if myelopathy progressive

Dept

Orthopedic / neurosurgery.

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