Femoral neuropathy secondary to ossification of the ligamentum flavum.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Radiculopathy resulting from ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) is extremely rare and concerns only intercostal neuralgias. We describe a 37-year-old Caucasian woman with a lumbar radiculopathy revealing an OLF. Her symptoms were completely and definitively relieved by surgery.
Medical subject headings
- Femoral Neuropathy
- Ligamentum Flavum
- Ossification, Heterotopic
- Spinal Diseases