Ossification of the thoracic ligamentum flavum in an achondroplastic patient: a case report.
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Abstract
We report a case of spinal stenosis with ossification of the thoracic ligamentum flavum in a 53-year-old man with achondroplasia. Neurological signs indicated flaccid paralysis below L1, and the patient was unable to walk. Ossification of the ligamentum flavum was observed at T4/5 and T9 to T12, compressing the thecal sac. Laminectomy of T9 to L1 was performed. At one-year follow-up, the patient was able to walk with one elbow crutch.
Medical subject headings
- Achondroplasia
- Ligamentum Flavum
- Ossification, Heterotopic
- Spinal Stenosis
- Thoracic Vertebrae
Anatomy
- thoracic spine