Conservative Treatment and Surgical Indication of Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo Ward, Chiba-shi 260-8670, Japan.
² Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Saiseikai Kawaguchi General Hospital, 5-11-5 Nishikawaguchi, Kawaguchi-shi 332-8558, Japan.
³ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan.
⁴ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Meijo Hospital, 1-3-1 Sannnomaru, Naka Ward, Nagoya-shi 460-0001, Japan.

Editorial

Takeo Furuya et al. J Clin Med. 2023.

. 2023 Sep 1;12(17):5719.

doi: 10.3390/jcm12175719.

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo Ward, Chiba-shi 260-8670, Japan.
² Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Saiseikai Kawaguchi General Hospital, 5-11-5 Nishikawaguchi, Kawaguchi-shi 332-8558, Japan.
³ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan.
⁴ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Meijo Hospital, 1-3-1 Sannnomaru, Naka Ward, Nagoya-shi 460-0001, Japan.

Abstract

Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) sometimes causes severe myelopathy and requires surgical treatment [...].

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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