Postoperative Progression of Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: A Narrative Review Comparing Posterior Decompression with Fixation and Posterior Decompression Alone

This narrative review compares decompression alone and decompression with fixation in the surgical treatment of cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) in terms of postoperative progression of ossification. Using published studies, we analyzed ossification size changes at...

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Hauptverfasser:	Takashi Hirai, Hiroshi Takahashi, Narihito Nagoshi, Kanji Mori, Kanichiro Wada, Satoshi Maki, Yasushi Oshima, Go Yoshida, Shiro Imagama, Masahiko Takahata, Hirotaka Chikuda, Masahiro Yoshida, Masao Koda, Motoki Iwasaki, Yoshiharu Kawaguchi, Masashi Yamazaki, Toshitaka Yoshii
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research 2026-03-01
Schriftenreihe:	Spine Surgery and Related Research
Schlagworte:	cervical ossification of the longitudinal ligament posterior decompression with fixation laminoplasty ossification progression adjacent segments
Online-Zugang:	https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ssrr/10/2/10_2025-0243/_pdf/-char/en
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