See Also: ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament(medicine)
posterior longitudinal ligament(medicine)
longitudinal ligament(medicine)
anterior longitudinal ligament(medicine)
posterior longitudinal bundle(medicine)
longitudinal bands of cruciform ligament(medicine)
posterior sternoclavicular ligament(medicine)
posterior sacrosciatic ligament(medicine)
posterior occipitoaxial ligament(medicine)
posterior tibiotalar ligament(medicine)

ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament (medicine)


ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament
Ossification or calcification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spinal column. The main symptoms arise from myelopathy of various degrees of severity, usually spinal cord compression caused by stenosis of the spinal canal. It is very common in the japanese but relatively less common in caucasians. It is frequently, but not exclusively, located at the level of the cervical spine. It is often associated with anterior ankylosing hyperostosis.