ArticleScientific reports2018
Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum in a Nineteenth-Century Skeletal Population Sample from Ireland: Using Bioarchaeology to Reveal a Neglected Spine Pathology.
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- Cervical Ossification of Ligamentum Flavum: Elaborating an Underappreciated but Occasional Contributor to Myeloradiculopathy in Aging Population Based on Synthesis of Individual Participant Data.Clinical interventions in aging · 2021Pooled it
- Thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum in elite athletes: a case series with surgical outcomes and return-to-play profiles.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Article
- The gender difference in the effects of air pollution on the risk of spinal osteoarthritis in Chinese middle-aged and older adults: a prospective cohort study in China.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The role of miRNAs as biomarkers in heterotopic ossification.EFORT open reviews · 2024Review
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- Surgical outcomes of the thoracic ossification of ligamentum flavum: a retrospective analysis of 61 cases.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Cervical cord compression due to ossification of the ligamentum flavum - A case report and literature review.Surgical neurology international · 2020Article
- Contiguous Multilevel Thoracic Ossification of Ligamentum Flavum in a Young Adult Spine.Case reports in orthopedics · 2019Article
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Abstract
Ossification of the ligamentum flavum of the spine (OLF) is rarely reported in individuals of European ancestry. It has, however, been observed in archaeological skeletons from Europe. The aim of this study was to revisit OLF rates, utilising a mid-nineteenth-century skeletal sample from Ireland. The hypothesis was that the OLF prevalence rate was similar to studies on non-Europeans. Spines from 345 individuals were analysed, and the extent of OLF recorded on the cranial and caudal attachment sites of each vertebra using the following classification system: Grade 0 (no change); Grade 1 (<2 mm); Grade 2 (2-4 mm); Grade 3 (≥4 mm). OLF was observed at prevalence rates of 83.6%. There was no disparity in prevalence based on sex, except for individuals aged 36-45 years at death in which the male rate was higher. Advancing age was a determining factor in the OLF occurrence with an onset in young adulthood (18-25 years), and most severe grades occurring over the age of 25 years. OLF coincides with spinal osteoarthritis, spondylosis deformans and Schmorl's nodes in both sexes, and with intervertebral osteochondrosis in females. The results of this study indicate that OLF is likely to be an understudied rather than rare condition in European populations.
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