Calcification of the ligamentum flavum in the thoracolumbar spine: an unusual cause of compressive myelopathy

• Main Authors: João Augusto dos Santos Martines (Author), Brenda Margatho Ramos Martines (Author), Cláudio Campi de Castro (Author), José de Arimatéia Batista Araújo Filho (Author), Lorena Elaine Amorim Pinto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The focal calcification or ossification of the ligamentum flavum is a rare cause of thoracic myelopathy and most often occurs among individuals of Japanese descent. It is rare in other ethnic groups and in individuals below the age of 50. It is most often described at the lower thoracic level, being...