Factors for a Good Surgical Outcome in Posterior Decompression and Dekyphotic Corrective Fusion with Instrumentation for Thoracic Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: Prospective Single-Center Study.

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Abstract

Surgery for thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (T-OPLL) is still challenging, and factors for good surgical outcomes are unknown.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown)

Title: Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

ISSN (Electronic): 2332-4260

ISSN (Print): 2332-4252

Publication date (Electronic): December 01 2017

Volume: 13

Issue: 6

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.

[2 ] Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamam-atsu, Japan.

Article

Publisher Item ID: 3097938

DOI: 10.1093/ons/opx043

PubMed ID: 29186597

SO-VID: 8e8f589e-0833-4a00-aeed-aaa54cac4ba6

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Keywords: Good surgical outcome,Intraoperative spinal cord floating,Preoperative ambulatory status,Prone and supine position test,Spinal canal stenosis ratio,Thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament,Thoracic spinal cord alignment difference

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Keywords: Good surgical outcome, Intraoperative spinal cord floating, Preoperative ambulatory status, Prone and supine position test, Spinal canal stenosis ratio, Thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, Thoracic spinal cord alignment difference

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