Does Trauma Have a Major Role in Ossified Posterior Longitudinal Ligament and Should We Perform Fusion in Every Case?

World Neurosurg. 2015 Dec;84(6):1517-9. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.06.068. Epub 2015 Jul 2.

Authors

Mehmet Zileli¹, Salman Sharif², Mohsin Qadeer³

Affiliations

¹ Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.
² Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan. Electronic address: sharifsalman73@gmail.com.
³ Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan.

PMID: 26145827
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.06.068

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Keywords: Instability; Ossified posterior longitudinal ligament; Transarticular screws.

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MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Longitudinal Ligaments / surgery*
Male
Neurosurgical Procedures / methods*
Orthopedic Procedures / methods*
Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament / surgery*