OPLL Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament /: Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Atsushi Okawa, Morio Matsumoto, Motoki Iwasaki, Yoshiharu Kawaguchi, editors.
• Other Names: Okawa, Atsushi; Matsumoto, Morio; Iwasaki, Motoki; Kawaguchi, Yoshiharu
• Contents: Part 1 Introduction -- 1 History of research -- Part 2 Epidemiology -- 2 An Overview of Epidemiology and Genetics -- 3 OPLL: Disease entity, prevalence, literature research, and growth -- 4 Natural History of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (OPLL) -- Part 3 Pathology & Pathogenesis -- 5 Overview of Recent Basic Researches on OPLL and OLF -- 6 Histopathological Features of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament -- 7 Ectopic Ossification of Human Spinal Ligaments Caused by Mesenchymal Stem Cell Abnormalities -- 8 A Short History of Genetic Study of OPLL -- 9 Overview of possible roles of OPLL-associated genes in OPLL development -- 10 Application of iPS cell technology for OPLL -- 11 Mechanisms underlying OPLL development in Tiptoe Walking (ttw) Mice -- 12 In vivo tracing of neural tracts in tip-toe walking Yoshimura mice by diffusion tensor tractography -- 13 Metabolomics analysis in OPLL patients -- Part 4 Diagnosis -- 14 Diagnosis of OPLL and OLF: overview -- 15 Clinical manifestation of cervical OPLL -- 16 Three-dimensional imaging of cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament -- 17 Clinical manifestations of thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) and ossification of the ligament flavum (OLF) -- 18 Evaluation of distribution patterns of spinal ligament ossification using whole-spine computed tomography in patients with cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament -- 19 Diagnostic imaging of thoracic OPLL and OLF -- 20 Biomechanics of the spinal cord compression due to cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament -- Part 5 Treatment -- 21 Surgical Indications and Choice of Surgical Procedure for Cervical Ossification of the Longitudinal Ligament -- 22 Overview of Laminoplasty -- 23 Open-door Laminoplasty for Cervical OPLL: Technique, Long-term Results, and Complications -- 24 Double-door Laminoplasty for Cervical OPLL : Technique, Complications and Long-term Results -- 25 Posterior Decompression and Fusion for Cervical OPLL: Indication and Technique -- 26 Anterior Cervical Decompression for Cervical OPLL: Technique, Complications and Long-term Results -- 27 Surgical Indications and Choice of Surgical Procedure for Thoracic OPLL -- 28 Posterior decompression and fusion for thoracic OPLL: surgical techniques, outcomes, timing and complications -- 29 Anterior Decompression and Fusion for Thoracic OPLL: Transthoracic and Transsternal Approaches -- 30 Circumferential Decompression Through Posterior Approach for Thoracic OPLL: Technique and Complications -- 31 Surgery for ossification of the ligamentum flavum: posterior decompression with or without fusion -- 32 Computer-Aided Surgery for Ossification of the Spinal Ligaments -- 33 Surgical Treatment of Thoracic Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: Intraoperative Spinal Cord Monitoring -- 34 Intraoperative ultrasonography for patients with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.
• Edition: 3rd ed
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Subjects: 616.7/3; Posterior longitudinal ligament -- Ossification; Spinal cord compression -- Etiology; Spinal osteophytosis; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811538551; 9811538557
• Related ISBNs: 9789811538544
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