Extensive calcification of the ligamentum flavum causing cervical myelopathy in a Caucasian woman

Calcification of the ligamentum flavum (CLF) can cause myelopathy due to spinal cord compression. Only several cases in Caucasian patients have been described. Neurological deterioration can only be stopped by surgical decompression. We report a 63-year-old Caucasian woman presenting with progressiv...

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Autores principales: Roet, Milaine, Spoor, Jochem K. H., de Waal, M., Kros, Max J., Harhangi, Sanjay B., Dammers, Ruben
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Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5099304/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27917333
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-3633-z
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