Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
"Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A calcification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spinal column, usually at the level of the cervical spine. It is often associated with anterior ankylosing hyperostosis.
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D017887
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.900.480 C23.550.751.500
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament" by people in Profiles.
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Roles and mechanisms of leptin in osteogenic stimulation in cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. J Orthop Surg Res. 2018 Jul 03; 13(1):165.
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Role of Cx43-Mediated NF?B Signaling Pathway in Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: An In Vivo and In Vitro Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 Dec 01; 42(23):E1334-E1341.
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Expansive open-door laminoplasty versus laminectomy and instrumented fusion for cases with cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament and straight lordosis. Eur Spine J. 2017 04; 26(4):1173-1180.
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Diagnosis and surgery of ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament associated with dural ossification in the cervical spine. Eur Spine J. 2009 Oct; 18(10):1541-7.