Diseases

Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

A calcification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spinal column, usually at the level of the cervical spine. It is often associated with anterior ankylosing hyperostosis.

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A calcification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spinal column, usually at the level of the cervical spine. It is often associated with anterior ankylosing hyperostosis.

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3 entry terms
  • Calcification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
  • Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Calcification
  • Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Ossification

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Previous Indexing

  • Calcinosis (1969-1993)
  • Ossification, Heterotopic (1967-1993)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017887. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017887
  2. Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossification_of_the_posterior_longitudinal_ligament
  3. Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11488367