OPLL: Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

Front Matter....Pages II-XV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
History of Research on Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament....Pages 3-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Epidemiology of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament....Pages 11-17
Genetic Background of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament....Pages 19-25
Front Matter....Pages 27-27
Pathogenesis of Ossification of the Spinal Ligaments....Pages 29-37
Pathological Findings of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament and Ossification of the Spinal Ligaments in an Experimental Animal Model....Pages 39-47
Pathology of Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum....Pages 49-58
Pathology of Spinal Cord Lesions Caused by Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament....Pages 59-64
The Pathogenesis of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament and Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum with Special Reference to Bone Morphogenetic Proteins and Transforming Growth Factor-βs....Pages 65-72
Metabolic Background of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament....Pages 73-77
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Clinical Manifestation of Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament....Pages 81-84
Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament in Evolution....Pages 85-93
Clinical Manifestation of Thoracic Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament and Ossification of the Yellow Ligament....Pages 95-98
Image Diagnosis of Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament....Pages 99-112
Image Diagnosis of Thoracic Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament and Ossification of the Yellow Ligament....Pages 113-118
Electrodiagnosis of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament and Ossification of the Yellow Ligament....Pages 119-128
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
Conservative Treatment of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament....Pages 131-134
Choice of Surgical Procedure for Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament....Pages 135-142
Posterior Decompression for Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament....Pages 143-152
Posterior Cervical Laminaplasty for Myeloradiculopathy: North American Experience....Pages 153-164
Anterior Approach (Anterior Floating Method) and Its Surgical Results for Cervical Myelopathy Caused by Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament....Pages 165-172
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
Choice of Surgical Procedure for Thoracic Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament and Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum....Pages 175-183
Extensive Cervicothoracic Laminoplastic Decompression of the Spinal Cord: A New Method of Posterior Decompression for Thoracic Myelopathy Caused by Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament....Pages 185-192
Circumferential Decompression for Thoracic Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament and Ossification of the Yellow Ligament....Pages 193-199
Lateral Rhachotomy....Pages 201-205
Back Matter....Pages 207-218