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Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: genetics and pathophysiology.
Neurosurgical focus - 1 Mar 2011
Stapleton Christopher J, Pham Martin H, Attenello Frank J, Hsieh Patrick C
Abstract excerpt
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is a disease of progressive ectopic calcification of the PLL of the spine. It occurs most frequently in the cervical spine, followed by the thoracic spine. The disease was first described in the Japanese population, and the prevalence of OPLL is highest in Japan at a rate of 1.9%-4.3%. Note, however, that OPLL is also seen and is a known cause of cervical...
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