Symptomatic ossification of the ligamentum flavum at lumbar spine with radiological demonstration: a rare case
Ligamentum flavum ossifikasyonu, flaval ligamanlar içerisinde ektopik kemik oluşumu ile karakterize, kitle etkisine ve nörolojik semptomlara neden olabilen bir hastalıktır. Sıklıkla torasik bölge etkilenir ve bunu sırasıyla servikal ve nadir olarak da lomber bölge izler. Burada lomber seviyede ligamentum flavum ossifikasyonu olan nadir bir olgunun radyolojik bulgularını sunuyoruz.
Lomber omurgada ligamentum flavumun semptomatik ossifikasyonunun radyolojik gösterimi: nadir bir olgu
Ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) is a disease of ectopic bone formation within the ligamentum flavum, which may result in mass effect and neurological symptoms. It mainly occurs in the thoracic spine, and this is followed by the cervical then rarely in the lumbar spine. Herein, we present a rare case of OLF of the lumbar spine with radiological findings.
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