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ArticleSurgical neurology international2018

A rare cause of thoracic cord compression.

Anderson Alexsander Rodrigues Teixeira, Lucas Fernandes Ferreira, Bruno Nunes Ferraz De Abreu, Euler Nicolau Sauaia Filho, Francisco Ramos Junior

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Anderson Alexsander Rodrigues TeixeiraDepartament of Surgery, Federal University of Ceara, Ceará, Brazil.
Lucas Fernandes FerreiraDepartament of Surgery, Federal University of Ceara, Ceará, Brazil.
Bruno Nunes Ferraz De AbreuDepartament of Surgery, Federal University of Ceara, Ceará, Brazil.
Euler Nicolau Sauaia FilhoDivision of Neurosurgery, General Hospital of Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
Francisco Ramos JuniorDivision of Neurosurgery, General Hospital of Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Ceará · BRHospital Geral de Fortaleza · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe posterior longitudinal ligament (PLL) extends from the foramen magnum to the sacrum. In some cases, it becomes calcified/ossified; the term for this is ossification of the PLL (OPLL). CASE DESCRIPTION: A 50-year-old female presented with acute sphincter dysfunction and paraparesis attributed to T2-T4 OPLL. The patient underwent a C7-T5 laminectomy to decompress the spinal cord. After 1 postoperative week, and certainly by 6 months postoperatively, the patient's motor and sensory deficits showed improvement.

conclusionSurgery for thoracic OPLL includes laminoplasty, laminectomy with/without fusion, anterior decompression through a posterior approach (transpedicular, costotransversectomy), and circumferential decompression (e.g. combined anterior/posterior approaches). In cases like the one presented, patients who originally present with acute paraparesis/sphincter dysfunction may demonstrate postoperative improvement.

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Ossification of posterior longitudinal ligamentspinal cord compressionThoracic vertebrae

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PMCPMC6169350
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