To report a case with thoracic myelopathy caused by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) and ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF), in which postoperative paralysis ...

A new study offers hope for patients with thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (TOPLL), a rare spinal disorder. Researchers in Japan found that surgery to decompress and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cervical degenerative disc disease occurs when the functional spinal unit breaks down. It can lead to disabling ...

LOS ANGELES — New data offers fresh insight into whether to add fusion to decompression treatment for grade 1 degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. Five years after surgical treatment, several ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Of the 15 patients who underwent anterior decompression, 60% could not walk preoperatively. Anterior ...

August 6, 2024 — Thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (TOPLL) is a rare condition associated with ectopic bone formation in the thoracic spine. A long-term follow-up study from ...

Anterior cervical decompression and fusion surgery using traditional methods to remove the posterior longitudinal ligament often causes massive bleeding, increasing the risk of surgery. However, the ...

No significant association was seen between type of index operation and need for revision surgery among patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS), according to a cohort study. Among 328 ...

MALDEN, Mass., March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Inspan is the first interspinous interlaminar spinous process fixation device to be FDA cleared for spinal stenosis and fusion. Harvard-Trained ...