Ossification of the Thoracic Ligamentum Flavum in an Achondroplastic Patient: A Case Report-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Ossification of the Thoracic Ligamentum Flavum in an Achondroplastic Patient: A Case Report

Published:2008-12 Issue:3 Volume:16 Page:392-395
ISSN:2309-4990
Container-title:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
language:en
Short-container-title:J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong)

Author:

Suzuki K¹,Kanamori M¹,Nobukiyo M¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan

Abstract

We report a case of spinal stenosis with ossification of the thoracic ligamentum flavum in a 53-year-old man with achondroplasia. Neurological signs indicated flaccid paralysis below L1, and the patient was unable to walk. Ossification of the ligamentum flavum was observed at T4/5 and T9 to T12, compressing the thecal sac. Laminectomy of T9 to L1 was performed. At one-year follow-up, the patient was able to walk with one elbow crutch.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Surgery

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/230949900801600327

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