Background: To report 2 different presentations of thoracic myelopathy with ossification of
ligamantum flavum (OLF) due to fluorosis. Methods: Two females presented with thoracic …

Thoracic ossification of ligamentum flavum (OLF) caused by skeletal fluorosis is rare. Only
six patients had been reported in the English literature. This study reports findings from the …

Purpose To evaluate the clinical feature, operative method and prognosis of thoracic
ossification of ligamentum flavum caused by skeletal fluorosis. Methods All the patients with …

OBJECTIVES: Thoracic myelopathy secondary to OLF is a rare disease described almost
exclusively in Japanese patients. Few series of OLF in South Korean subjects has …

Introduction: Focal ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) is a rare cause of thoracic
myelopathy. The lower thoracic spine is most frequently affected and the patients present …

Summary. Background: Focal ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) forms one of the
rare causes of thoracic myelopathy. The lower thoracic spine is most frequently affected and …

Object. Thoracic myelopathy caused by ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) is a rare
entity, most evident in Japan. The authors studied the clinical manifestations, radiological …

Study Design: A retrospective clinical study of 19 cases of ossification of ligamentum flavum
(OLF) in Chinese population. Objective: To inspect the epidemiology, clinical presentation …

Background: Spinal cord paralysis symptoms due to ossification of the ligamentum flavum
(OLF) often proceed slowly, and few reports have described acute progression of paralysis …

The authors reviewed 14 patients with thoracic myelopathy caused by ossification of the
ligamentum flavum (OLF). The predominant locality of symptomatic OLF was at the …