Severe cervical stenosis due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament without neurological manifestations ("silent OPLL")

Ital J Neurol Sci. 1989 Feb;10(1):93-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02333879.

Abstract

We report a case of severe cervical spinal stenosis due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) whose clinical examination showed no symptoms or signs of neurological damage ("silent OPLL"). Questions about the diagnosis and the treatment of silent OPLL are discussed in the light of published data.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cervical Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ligaments, Articular / diagnostic imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Ossification, Heterotopic / complications*
  • Ossification, Heterotopic / diagnostic imaging
  • Radiography
  • Spinal Diseases / complications*
  • Spinal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Spinal Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Spinal Stenosis / etiology*