Abstract
An elderly Caucasian woman presented with a cervical myelopathy due to cervical spinal cord compression posteriorly by calcified ligamentum flavum and anteriorly by cervical osteophytic bars. Although recognized in the Japanese population, calcification of the ligamentum flavum as a cause of cervical myelopathy is very rare in Caucasians, with only one case previously reported.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 247-9 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 1988 |
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Cervical myelopathy due to calcification of the ligamentum flavum. / Hankey, G J; Khangure, M S.
In: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, Vol. 58, No. 3, 03.1988, p. 247-9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Cervical myelopathy due to calcification of the ligamentum flavum
AU - Hankey, G J
AU - Khangure, M S
PY - 1988/3
Y1 - 1988/3
N2 - An elderly Caucasian woman presented with a cervical myelopathy due to cervical spinal cord compression posteriorly by calcified ligamentum flavum and anteriorly by cervical osteophytic bars. Although recognized in the Japanese population, calcification of the ligamentum flavum as a cause of cervical myelopathy is very rare in Caucasians, with only one case previously reported.
AB - An elderly Caucasian woman presented with a cervical myelopathy due to cervical spinal cord compression posteriorly by calcified ligamentum flavum and anteriorly by cervical osteophytic bars. Although recognized in the Japanese population, calcification of the ligamentum flavum as a cause of cervical myelopathy is very rare in Caucasians, with only one case previously reported.
KW - Aged
KW - Calcinosis/complications
KW - Cervical Vertebrae
KW - European Continental Ancestry Group
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Ligaments, Articular
KW - Spinal Cord Compression/etiology
KW - Spinal Diseases/complications
M3 - Article
VL - 58
SP - 247
EP - 249
JO - Australian New Zealand Journal of Surgery
JF - Australian New Zealand Journal of Surgery
SN - 1445-1433
IS - 3
ER -