Research Catalog

Title

OPLL, ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament / K. Yonenobu, T. Sakou, K. Ono, (eds.).

Publication

Tokyo ; New York : Springer, [1997], ©1997.

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Additional Authors

• Ono, Keirō.
• Sakō, Takashi, 1933-
• Yonenobu, K. (Kazuo), 1947-

Description

xv, 218 pages : illustrations (some color); 28 cm

Alternative Title

Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament

Subjects

• Posterior longitudinal ligament > Ossification
• Spinal Osteophytosis
• Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
• Spinal Cord Compression > etiology

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• History of Research on Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament / T. Sakou and S. Matsunaga -- Epidemiology of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament / S. Matsunaga and T. Sakou -- Genetic Background of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament / S. Matsunaga, T. Sakou, H. Uehara, M. Yamaguchi, H. Koga and K. Hayashi -- Pathogenesis of Ossification of the Spinal Ligaments / S. Goto and M. Yamazaki -- Pathological Findings of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament and Ossification of the Spinal Ligaments in an Experimental Animal Model / Y. Miura, R. Hikone, K. Yamamoto, K. Kawai, S. Tanaka and A. Imakiire -- Pathology of Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum / M. Yoshida and T. Tamaki -- Pathology of Spinal Cord Lesions Caused by Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament / Y. Hashizume, T. Kameyama, J. Mizuno, H. Nakagawa, T. Yanagi and M. Yoshida --
• 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-[beta]s / S. Miyamoto, K. Yonenobu and K. Takaoka -- Metabolic Background of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament / H. Kawaguchi, T. Kurokawa, Y. Kodama and T. Matsumoto -- Clinical Manifestation of Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament / S. Kawai -- Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament in Evolution / N. Epstein -- Clinical Manifestation of Thoracic Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament and Ossification of the Yellow Ligament / T. Yanagi -- Image Diagnosis of Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament / S. Terae and K. Miyasaka -- Image Diagnosis of Thoracic Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament and Ossification of the Yellow Ligament / S. Harata and T. Nitobe --
• Electrodiagnosis of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament and Ossification of the Yellow Ligament / K. Satomi -- Conservative Treatment of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament / E. Taketomi, T. Sakou and S. Matsunaga -- Choice of Surgical Procedure for Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament / K. Hirabayashi and Y. Toyama -- Posterior Decompression for Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament / T. Itoh and Y. Katoh -- Posterior Cervical Laminaplasty for Myeloradiculopathy: North American Experience / T. K. Daftari and H. N. Herkowitz -- Anterior Approach (Anterior Floating Method) and Its Surgical Results for Cervical Myelopathy Caused by Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament / I. Yamaura, Y. Kurosa, T. Matuoka, S. Sindo and K. Sinomiya --
• Choice of Surgical Procedure for Thoracic Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament and Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum / K. Abumi, K. Kaneda, S. Satoh and K. Hasegawa -- 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 / N. Tsuzuki, Y. Wadano and S. Kikuchi -- Circumferential Decompression for Thoracic Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament and Ossification of the Yellow Ligament / K. Tomita, N. Kawahara and T. Takino -- Lateral Rhachotomy / K. Yonenobu, S. Suzuki, N. Hosono and E. Wada -- App. Scoring Systems for Cervical Myelopathy (Japanese Orthopaedic Association).

ISBN

4431701893 (acid-free paper)

LCCN

96027395

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