Symptomatic ossification of the ligamentum flavum at  lumbar spine with radiological demonstration: a rare case : Lomber omurgada ligamentum flavumun semptomatik ossifikasyonunun radyolojik  gösterimi: nadir bir olgu

Ahmet Mete; Rüveyda Ölmez; Ayhan Özkur; Metin Bayram

doi:10.5455/GMJ-30-2011-60

Authors

Ahmet Mete University of Gaziantep, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Gaziantep
Rüveyda Ölmez University of Gaziantep, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Gaziantep
Ayhan Özkur University of Gaziantep, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Gaziantep
Metin Bayram University of Gaziantep, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Gaziantep

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5455/GMJ-30-2011-60

Keywords:

Computerized tomography, ligamentum flavum, ossification

Abstract

Ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) is a disease of ectopic bone formation within the ligamentum flavum, which may result in mass effect and neurological symptoms. It mainly occurs in the thoracic spine, and this is followed by the cervical then rarely in the lumbar spine. Herein, we present a rare case of OLF of the lumbar spine with radiological findings.

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