Myelopathy caused by Ossification of Thoracic Ligamentum Flavum

• Main Authors: Farid Yudoyono (Author), Rully Hanafi Dahlan (Author), Sevline Esthetia Ompusunggu (Author), Laniyati Hamijoyo (Author), Muhammad Zafrullah Arifin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Indonesia Rheumatology Association, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hypertrophy of the posterior spinal elements leading to compromise of the spinal canal and its neural elements is a well-recognized pathological entity affecting the lumbar or cervical spine. Such stenosis of the thoracic spine in the absence of a generalized rheumatological, metabolic, or orthopedi...