Calcification of the ligamentum flavum in the thoracolumbar spine: an unusual cause of compressive myelopathy
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...
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University of São Paulo,
2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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