Three Cases of Ossification of Ligamentum Flavum Causing Thoracic Myelopathy.
- Author:
Duck Kyu KIM
1
;
Dae Whan KIM
;
Jee Soo JANG
;
Chang Soo LIM
;
Jung Chul KIM
Author Information
1. Deparmtne of Neurosurgery, Korea Vetrans Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Ossification of ligamentum flavum;
Myelopathy;
Laminectomy;
Medial facetectomy
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Foot;
Hypesthesia;
Laminectomy;
Leg;
Ligamentum Flavum*;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Metrizamide;
Spinal Cord Diseases*;
Spine
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1992;21(4):477-483
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The authors report three cases of ossification of ligamentum flavum causing thoracic myelopathy. The symptoms of all cases were numbness in the legs and feet and motor weakness. Preoperative diagnosis were simple spine X-ray, metrizamide CT and magnetic resonance imaging. There was satisfactory improvement in all cases after total laminectomy and medial facetectomy.
