TETRAPLEGIA AFTER TRAUMA BECAUSE OF OSSIFICATION OF POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT
Journal Title: Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery - Year 2017, Vol 28, Issue 3
Abstract
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is the new bone development and thickening of the posterior longitudinal ligament within the spinal canal. The clinical symptoms of OPLL appear mostly after 40 years of age. Patients complain of pain in the neck and the occipital area, and this is followed by paresthesia and weakness in the upper and lower extremities. We report a case with sudden tetraplegia after trauma because of cervical OPLL.
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Mustafa KAYA, Selçuk ÖZDOĞAN
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