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Editorial
. 2022 Aug 11;11(16):4690.
doi: 10.3390/jcm11164690.

Treatment for the Thoracic Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament and Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum

Masaaki Machino  1 , Kenichiro Sakai  2 , Toshitaka Yoshii  3 , Takeo Furuya  4 , Sadayuki Ito  1 , Naoki Segi  1 , Jun Ouchida  1 , Shiro Imagama  1 , Hiroaki Nakashima  1
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Editorial

Treatment for the Thoracic Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament and Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum

Masaaki Machino et al. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

The T-OPLL natural course has not been extensively reported, and evidence to support the timing of surgery is also lacking [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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