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OSSIFICATION OF THE POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW
I Lebedev1, E Zakharchuk2, Y Boldyreva3
11Department of Osteopathy and Traditional Medicine, Tyumen State Medical University, Russia.
Abstract:
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament is a relatively rare potentially dangerous pathology with insufficiently covered issues of clinical presentation, diagnostics, treatment tactics and surgical correction options.
Objective:
To present a rare clinical case of a fracture of the ossified posterior longitudinal ligament in a patient with a cervical vertebral injury, as well as a review of the literature on the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnostics, and tactics of conservative and surgical treatment for this pathological condition.
Materials And Methods:
Clinical case of fracture of ossified posterior longitudinal ligament in a patient with cervical spine injury, scientific literature and periodicals.
Results:
The material provided will help doctors in various fields in treating their patients.
Conclusion:
Due to the rarity of such clinical situations, further accumulation of information and its analysis is required.
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