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A patient with cervical myelopathy was found to have extensive ossification within the posterior longitudinal ligament. Computed tomography of the spine was of value for precisely defining the degree of narrowing of the spinal canal. The nature of this disease entity is discussed.
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Hyman, R.A., Merten, C.W., Liebeskind, A.L. et al. Computed tomography in ossification of the posterior longitudinal spinal ligament. Neuroradiology 13, 227–228 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00347062
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00347062