T11/T12 ossification of the yellow ligament contributing to thoracic myelopathy in patient with posterior fossa arachnoid cyst and acquired incidental Chiari I malformation/syrinx

BACKGROUND: Thoracic ossification of the yellow ligament (OYL) may contribute to myelopathy. In the case presented, the patient additionally had a chronic posterior fossa arachnoid cyst with an acquired Chiari I malformation and cervicothoracic syrinx. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 40-year-old female with a p...

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Published in:Surg Neurol Int
Main Authors: Aono, Toshiya, Ono, Hideaki, Tanishima, Takeo, Tamura, Akira, Saito, Isamu
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Scientific Scholar 2021
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8247752/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34221577
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_404_2021
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