Ossification of the ligamentum flavum [Neurosurgery Wiki]

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====== Ossification of the ligamentum flavum ======

[[Ossification]] of the [[ligamentum flavum]] is a widely described pathology in eastern Asia. Cases have been reported in northern Africa, the Middle-East, India, the Caribbean, Europe, and North America, but only one case from Latin America have been published in the literature. It affects mostly elderly men, with a possible association with obesity and type 2 diabetes
((Toledo JA, Isseldyk FV, Re M, Garrote M. Ossification of the ligamentum flavum
as cause of thoracic cord compression: Case report of a Latin American man and
review of the literature. Surg Neurol Int. 2013 Sep 19;4:119. doi:
10.4103/2152-7806.118489. eCollection 2013. PubMed PMID: 24083054; PubMed Central
PMCID: PMC3784953.)).

[[Ossification of the cervical ligamentum flavum]]

[[Osification of the thoracic ligamentum flavum]]

[[Osification of the lumbar ligamentum flavum]]