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H V Crock

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PubMed1992

Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the thoracic spine causing intermittent paraplegia in an Englishman: case report.

Compression of the spinal cord due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) often leads to quadriplegia or paraplegia in Japanese patients. This disease is uncommon in other races. We report the case of a middle-aged Englishman who presented with complaints of intermittent paraparesis due to OPLL at the T5-T6 level in his thoracic spine.

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PubMed1986

Chymopapain.

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PubMed1976

Observations on the management of failed spinal operations.

A system is presented for the analysis of failure after spinal operations: 1) outright failure; 2) temporary relief; 3) failure in spondylolisthesis; and 4) infections. With this system it is possible to trace the causes of failure and to correct some of them. When they are used as a guide before operation, the recommendations made should help to prevent many failures.

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Isolated lumbar disk resorption as a cause of nerve root canal stenosis.

In established isolated disk resorption at the lumbo-sacral junction, nerve root canal stenosis affects predominantly the S1 nerve which becomes obstructed between the inner margin of the superior facet of S1 and the buckled ligamentum flavum behind and by the ridge of the remaining annular fibers in front. However, in addition, there may also be an intervertebral foramen stenosis involving the L5 nerve at this level. Accordingly, in planning the surgical treatment of this condition where bilateral buttock and leg pain has become intractable or frequently recurrent, and where back pain is not major concomitant of the symptom complex, the surgeon must remove the inner and superior margins of the S1 facet together with the whole of the ligamentum flavum, thereby decompressing both L5 and S1 nerve roots. The operation involves a partial facetectomy only at the affected level and spinal stability is not impaired.

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