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Untreated hypophosphatemic vitamin D-resistant rickets with symptomatic ossification of the ligamentum flavum
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
Journal of Spinal Disorders
|March 1, 1991
Abstract:
An adult case of untreated hypophosphatemic vitamin D-resistant rickets with symptomatic ossification of the ligamentum flavum in the thoracic region is reported and discussed with regard to the calcium metabolism and the ligamentous ossification. Factors influencing ossification of the ligamentum flavum may be mechanical stress on the spine and an increase in calcium retention.