Pathology of the spinal cord damaged by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament associated with spinal cord injury.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 63-year-old male became quadriplegic after spinal injury associated with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine and died 4 years later. A postmortem examination of the cervical spinal cord showed various unfavorable pathological changes accounting for severe myelopathy.
Medical subject headings
- Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
- Quadriplegia
- Spinal Cord Compression
- Spinal Cord Injuries