Spine · 1981 · 57 citations · 0 references
MedicineNeurosurgerySurgeryCervical DiseaseSpinal BiomechanicsSpine SurgeryCervical DisordersCervical SurgerySpinal AnatomySpinal Cord InjurySpinal DisordersSpine DisordersCervical Ligamentous InjuryCervical Spine AnatomyCervical Spine DisordersCervical Spine TreatmentCervical Spondylotic MyelopathyDecompression For Cervical MyelopathySpinal Ligaments
Reported are two cases of cervical myelopathy caused primarily by ossification of the ligamentum flavum of the cervical spine. In both cases the site of ossification was the ligamentum flavum located on the right side of C2–3, and the condition improved by laminectomy and resection of the ossification. Also the surgical techniques used for resection of the ossification are described, and points requiring attention are indicated.