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Sudden quadriplegia complicating ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament and diffuse idiopathic skeletal
J Pouchot1, C S Watts, J M Esdaile
1Department of Medicine, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
Arthritis and Rheumatism
|September 1, 1987
Abstract:
The association of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) has been recently described. It may result in devastating compressive myelopathy. We report a case of quadriplegia complicating OPLL in a patient with DISH. In addition, we present a brief review of the literature on OPLL. This report illustrates the importance of appropriate neurologic and radiologic evaluation of persons with DISH, to help prevent severe neurologic complications.