Nature

Amyloid deposits derived from transthyretin in the ligamentum flavum as related to lumbar spinal canal stenosis

Amyloidosis is a protein conformational disorder with the distinctive feature of extracellular accumulation of amyloid fibrils that come from different proteins. In the ligamentum flavum of the lumbar ...
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Research shows how injury to the posterior ligamentous complex reduces stability

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHILADELPHIA — Cadaveric study results demonstrated that distractive-flexion type injuries to the posterior ...
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Minimally invasive surgery for resection of ossification of the ligamentum flavum in the thoracic spine.

Thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum (TOLF) is a common cause of progressive thoracic myelopathy. Surgical decompression is commonly used to treat TOLF. To evaluate the clinical outcomes of ...
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Bilateral translaminar osseous-channel assisted percutaneous full-endoscopic ligamentectomy decompression for thoracic myelopathy due to ossification of the ligamentum flavum ...

A variety of surgical procedures have been introduced to treat patients with thoracic myelopathy (TM) caused by ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF). However, they are accompanied by ...