Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Ossification of the Yellow Ligament in the Lumbar Spine: First Reported Case

When ossification of the yellow ligament (OYL) occurs in the lumbar spine and extends to the lateral wall of the spinal canal, facetectomy is required to remove all of the ossified lesion and achieve decompression. Subsequent posterior fixation with interbody fusion will then be necessary to prevent...

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Main Authors: Kengo Fujii, Tetsuya Abe, Toru Funayama, Hiroshi Noguchi, Keita Nakayama, Kousei Miura, Katsuya Nagashima, Hiroshi Kumagai, Masashi Yamazaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3404319
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