TY - CHAP
T1 - Evaluation of Distribution Patterns of Spinal Ligament Ossification Using Whole-Spine Computed Tomography in Patients with Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
AU - Hirai, Takashi
AU - Yoshii, Toshitaka
AU - Okawa, Atsushi
AU - Kawaguchi, Yoshiharu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020.
PY - 2020/1/1
Y1 - 2020/1/1
N2 - Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) and other types of spinal ligament ossification are common in Japan and are known to frequently cause neuropathy. Cervical OPLL is a common form of OPLL that often involves ossification of not only the cervical vertebrae but also ligaments in other parts of the spine, and therefore evaluation of ossification by 360° whole-spine imaging is considered important. In this study, we analyzed data from a large multicenter retrospective study to evaluate the distribution of spinal ligament ossification across the entire spine in patients with cervical OPLL with a focus on correlations between OPLL, ossification of the nuchal ligament, ossification of the supraspinous and interspinous ligaments, and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis.
AB - Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) and other types of spinal ligament ossification are common in Japan and are known to frequently cause neuropathy. Cervical OPLL is a common form of OPLL that often involves ossification of not only the cervical vertebrae but also ligaments in other parts of the spine, and therefore evaluation of ossification by 360° whole-spine imaging is considered important. In this study, we analyzed data from a large multicenter retrospective study to evaluate the distribution of spinal ligament ossification across the entire spine in patients with cervical OPLL with a focus on correlations between OPLL, ossification of the nuchal ligament, ossification of the supraspinous and interspinous ligaments, and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis.
KW - Computed tomography
KW - Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
KW - Ossification of the anterolateral ligament
KW - Ossification of the nuchal ligament
KW - Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament
KW - Ossification of the supraspinous and interspinous ligaments
KW - Whole spine
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U2 - 10.1007/978-981-15-3855-1_18
DO - 10.1007/978-981-15-3855-1_18
M3 - 章
AN - SCOPUS:85151183056
SN - 9789811538544
SP - 135
EP - 143
BT - OPLL
PB - Springer Singapore
ER -