Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament, Report of Seven Cases
نویسندگان
1 Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Emam Hossein Hospital, Tehran, Iran
2 Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Emam Hossein Hospital, Tehran, Iran
3 Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Emam Hossein Hospital, Tehran, Iran
4 Resident of Neurosurgery, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Emam Hossein Hospital, Tehran, Iran
5 Neurosurgeon, Emam Hossein Hospital, Tehran, Iran
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چکیده
Introduction & Objective: Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament is a rare disease that cancause myelopathy or radiculopathy. This report is performed for presentation of OPLL as a treatable cause ofa disabling condition, myelopathy.Materials & Methods: Seven patients with OPLL underwent surgery by neurosurgical team. Sixpatients had cervical and one patient had thoracic OPLL. All patients underwent clinical assessment andradiological evaluation with plain x-ray, CT scan and MRI preoperatively.Results: After surgery patient who had radiculopathy or short duration of symptoms had better responseto operation.Conclusions: Early diagnosis and selection of best surgical approach will result in improvement ofneurological function and better quality of life in OPLL patients. In the other hand patients who had prolongedduration of symptoms before surgery, had poor surgical results.
