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. 2023 Sep 22;18(3):688-689.
doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1771321. eCollection 2023 Sep.

Concomitant Occurrence of the Ossified Posterior Longitudinal Ligament with a Posterior C2 Defect

Manikandan Thandapani  1 , Sudheer Kumar Pothu  1 , Ramachandran Govindasamy  1 , Satish Rudrappa  1 , Balaji Vaithialingam  2
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Concomitant Occurrence of the Ossified Posterior Longitudinal Ligament with a Posterior C2 Defect

Manikandan Thandapani et al. Asian J Neurosurg. .
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Fig. 1
( A ) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed circumferential cord compression with canal stenosis with features of myelomalacia ( arrow ). ( B ) Computed tomography (CT) showing ossified posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) at the level of ( arrow ). ( C ) Three-dimensional (3D) view showing unfused C2 lamina ( arrow ).
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