Fracture of Ossification of the Yellow Ligament Causing Thoracic Myelopathy: A Case Report.
10.4184/jkss.2007.14.1.52
- Author:
Kee Yong HA
1
;
Young Hoon KIM
;
Won Hee JEE
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kang-Nam St. Mary's Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Thoracic myelopathy;
Yellow ligament;
Ossification;
Fracture
- MeSH:
Decompression, Surgical;
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Ligaments*;
Male;
Rare Diseases;
Spinal Cord Diseases*;
Spine
- From:Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
2007;14(1):52-56
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Ossification of the yellow ligament (OYL) is a rare disease that causes myeloradiculopathy at the thoracic spine. The advances in radiographic imaging techniques have made a diagnosis of this pathological entity relatively simple. Surgical decompression and excision of the OYL is the treatment of choice if there are neurological complications from the OYL. We describe a 50-yearold male with thoracic myelopathy caused by a fractured OYL at T10-11, and suggest possible mechanism of the fracture of the OYL at the thoracolumbar spine.
