Retrospective comparison of the surgical results for patients with thoracic myelopathy caused by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: Posterior decompression with instrumented spinal fusion versus modified anterior decompression through a posterior approach

Aizawa, T; Hashimoto, K; Kanno, H; Handa, K; Takahashi, K; Onoki, T; Itoi, E; Ozawa, H

Aizawa, T (通讯作者),Tohoku Univ, Dept Orthopaed Surg, Sch Med, 1-1, Seiryo machi,Aoba ku, Sendai 9808574, Japan.

JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SCIENCE, 2022; 27 (2): 323

Abstract

Background: In Japan, approximately 75% of patients with thoracic myelopathy caused by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) are ......

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