The impact of ossification spread on cervical spine function in patients with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament

Abstract Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is a progressive disease. The bridging of ossified lesions to the vertebral body gradually increases, thereby decreasing the mobility of the cervical spine; thus, cervical spine function may decrease over time. However, cervical spi...

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Main Authors: Keiichi Katsumi, Takashi Hirai, Toshitaka Yoshii, Satoshi Maki, Kanji Mori, Narihito Nagoshi, Soraya Nishimura, Kazuhiro Takeuchi, Shuta Ushio, Takeo Furuya, Kei Watanabe, Norihiro Nishida, Kota Watanabe, Takashi Kaito, Satoshi Kato, Katsuya Nagashima, Masao Koda, Kenyu Ito, Shiro Imagama, Yuji Matsuoka, Kanichiro Wada, Atsushi Kimura, Tetsuro Ohba, Hiroyuki Katoh, Yukihiro Matsuyama, Hiroshi Ozawa, Hirotaka Haro, Katsushi Takeshita, Masahiko Watanabe, Morio Matsumoto, Masaya Nakamura, Masashi Yamazaki, Atsushi Okawa, Yoshiharu Kawaguchi
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/62676c2207cf4ef7831d9bb703852e7d
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