Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Ossified lumbar ligamentum flavum in a caucasian – A case report and literature review

British Journal of Neurosurgery.2023; 37(4): 703. CrossRef

Post-surgical thoracic spinal cord herniation following an unrepaired dural defect: a rare complication

Arun-Kumar Kaliya-Perumal, Mark Tan, Colum Patrick Nolan, Jacob Yoong-Leong Oh

British Journal of Neurosurgery.2023; 37(4): 791. CrossRef

Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament in Cervical Spine and Its Association With Ossified Lesions in the Whole Spine: A Cross-Sectional Study of 2500 CT Scans

Neerav Anand Singh, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Sridhar Jakkepally, Dinesh Kumarasamy, Rishi Mukesh Kanna, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran

The Gantry Crane Technique: A Novel Technique for Treating Severe Thoracic Spinal Stenosis and Myelopathy Caused by Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum and Preliminary Clinical Results

Jian Zhu, Xi Luo, Kaiqiang Sun, Jingchuan Sun, Yuan Wang, Ximing Xu, Jiangang Shi

Aggravation of Ossified Ligamentum Flavum Lesion Is Associated With the Degree of Obesity

Tsutomu Endo, Yoshinao Koike, Yuichiro Hisada, Ryo Fujita, Ryota Suzuki, Masaru Tanaka, Takeru Tsujimoto, Yukitoshi Shimamura, Yuichi Hasegawa, Masahiro Kanayama, Katsuhisa Yamada, Akira Iwata, Hideki Sudo, Misaki Ishii, Norimasa Iwasaki, Masahiko Takahat

Comparison of the Short-Term Efficacy of Percutaneous Endoscopic Thoracic Decompression and Laminectomy in the Treatment of Thoracic Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum

FuCheng Bian, Jian Zhang, GuangYu Bian, DaYong Wang, Bin Chen, YongSheng An

Lumbar ossification of the ligamentum flavum reflects a strong ossification tendency of the entire spinal ligament

Kazuha Nakabachi, Tsutomu Endo, Masahiko Takahata, Ryo Fujita, Yoshinao Koike, Ryota Suzuki, Yuichi Hasegawa, Toshifumi Murakami, Katsuhisa Yamada, Hideki Sudo, Mohamad Alaa Terkawi, Ken Kadoya, Norimasa Iwasaki

Prevalence, diagnosis, and impact on clinical outcomes of dural ossification in the thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum: a systematic review

Yongzhao Zhao, Qian Xiang, Shuai Jiang, Longjie Wang, Jialiang Lin, Chuiguo Sun, Weishi Li

European Spine Journal.2023; 32(4): 1245. CrossRef

Prevalence of Cervical and Thoracic Spinal Disease: A Systematic Review

Chang Il Ju, Seok-won Kim, Pius Kim, Seung Myung Lee

Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique.2023; 8(1): 9. CrossRef

Prevalence and distribution of ossification of the ligamenta flava in a 16th–18th century skeletal population sample from Poland

Kamil Mrożek, Justyna Marchewka, Beata Borowska, Alicja Budnik

International Journal of Paleopathology.2023; 42: 1. CrossRef

Genetics of Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis and Ossification of the Spinal Ligaments

Current Osteoporosis Reports.2023; 21(5): 552. CrossRef

Outcome of Decompressive Laminectomy with or without Posterior Screw Fixation for Thoracic Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum with Disc Degeneration

Jae Woong Kim, Jong-Hwan Hong, Moon-Soo Han, Jung-Kil Lee

The Symptomatic Calcification and Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum in the Spine: Our Experience and Review of the Literature

Misao Nishikawa, Masaki Yoshimura, Kentaro Naito, Toru Yamagata, Hiroyuki Goto, Mitsuhiro Hara, Hiromichi Ikuno, Takeo Goto

Journal of Clinical Medicine.2023; 13(1): 105. CrossRef

Evolution of sagittal spinal shape for the development of thoracic ossification of ligamentum flavum

Should asymptomatic cervical stenosis be treated in the setting of progressive thoracic myelopathy? A systematic review of the literature

Ehsan Dowlati, William Mualem, Jordan Black, Julisa Nuñez, Akanksha Girish, Islam Fayed, Kevin M. McGrail, Jean-Marc Voyadzis

European Spine Journal.2022; 31(2): 275. CrossRef

Association between obesity and ossification of spinal ligaments in 622 asymptomatic subjects: a cross-sectional study

Tsutomu Endo, Masahiko Takahata, Yoshinao Koike, Ryo Fujita, Ryota Suzuki, Yuichiro Hisada, Yuichi Hasegawa, Hisataka Suzuki, Katsuhisa Yamada, Akira Iwata, Hideki Sudo, Daisuke Yoneoka, Norimasa Iwasaki

Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism.2022; 40(2): 337. CrossRef

Ossified Ligamentum Flavum: Epidemiology, Treatment, and Outcomes

Alan H. Daniels, Christopher L. McDonald, Bryce A. Basques, Eren O. Kuris

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.2022; 30(12): e842. CrossRef

Significance of body mass index on thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum in Chinese population

Jialiang Lin, Fei Xu, Shuai Jiang, Longjie Wang, Zhuoran Sun, Zhongqiang Chen, Zhaoqing Guo, Qiang Qi, Yan Zeng, Chuiguo Sun, Weishi Li

European Spine Journal.2022; 31(12): 3308. CrossRef

Value of Additional Instrumented Fusion in the Treatment of Thoracic Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum

Sung Hwan Hwang, Chun Kee Chung, Chi Heon Kim, Seung Heon Yang, Yunhee Choi, Joonho Yoon

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society.2022; 65(5): 719. CrossRef

Molecular and Genetic Mechanisms of Spinal Stenosis Formation: Systematic Review

Vadim A. Byvaltsev, Andrei A. Kalinin, Phillip A. Hernandez, Valerii V. Shepelev, Yurii Y. Pestryakov, Marat A. Aliyev, Morgan B. Giers

International Journal of Molecular Sciences.2022; 23(21): 13479. CrossRef

Strong relationship between dyslipidemia and the ectopic ossification of the spinal ligaments

Tsutomu Endo, Masahiko Takahata, Ryo Fujita, Yoshinao Koike, Ryota Suzuki, Yuichi Hasegawa, Toshifumi Murakami, Misaki Ishii, Katsuhisa Yamada, Hideki Sudo, Norimasa Iwasaki

Prevalence, Distribution, and Concomitance of Whole-Spine Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament and Ossification of the Ligament Flavum in South Koreans: A Whole-Spine-CT-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Novel Simultaneous Decompression Through Single-stage Mini-thoracotomy for Concurrent Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament and Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum at the Same Thoracic Level

Jongwon Yoon, Junseok Bae, Sang-Ha Shin, Youngsik Bae, Sang-Ho Lee

Sagittal Alignment in Patients with Thoracic Myelopathy Caused by the Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum

Sam Yeol Chang, Yeonho Kim, Junho Kim, Hyoungmin Kim, Ho-Joong Kim, Jin S. Yeom, Choon-Ki Lee, Bong-Soon Chang

Dysregulation of MicroRNAs in Hypertrophy and Ossification of Ligamentum Flavum: New Advances, Challenges, and Potential Directions

Baoliang Zhang, Guanghui Chen, Xiaoxi Yang, Tianqi Fan, Xi Chen, Zhongqiang Chen

Association analysis and functional study of COL6A1 single nucleotide polymorphisms in thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum in the Chinese Han population

Xiaochen Qu, Xiaofei Hou, Zhongqiang Chen, Guanghui Chen, Tianqi Fan, Xiaoxi Yang

European Spine Journal.2021; 30(10): 2782. CrossRef

Clinical effect analysis of laminectomy alone and laminectomy with instrumentation in the treatment of TOLF

Zhi-Wei Wang, Zheng Wang, Yan-Hong Zhou, Jia-Yuan Sun, Wen-Yuan Ding, Da-Long Yang

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.2021;[Epub] CrossRef

The role of cerebrospinal fluid cross-section area ratio in the prediction of dural ossification and clinical outcomes in patients with thoracic ossification of ligamentum flavum

Jiliang Zhai, Shigong Guo, Yu Zhao, Chunxu Li, Tong Niu

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.2021;[Epub] CrossRef

The prevalence and clinical characteristics of thoracic spinal stenosis: a systematic review

Guanghui Chen, Tianqi Fan, Xiaoxi Yang, Chuiguo Sun, Dongwei Fan, Zhongqiang Chen

European Spine Journal.2020; 29(9): 2164. CrossRef

Clinical outcomes of posterior thoracic cage interbody fusion (PTCIF) to treat trauma and degenerative disease of the thoracic and thoracolumbar junctional spine

Moinay Kim, Sun Kyu Oh, Il Choi, Dong Kwang Seo, Sung Woo Roh, Sang Ryong Jeon

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience.2019; 60: 117. CrossRef

Epidemiology of ossification of the spinal ligaments and associated factors in the Chinese population: a cross-sectional study of 2000 consecutive individuals

Haifeng Liang, Guobing Liu, Shunyi Lu, Shuguang Chen, Dongjie Jiang, Hongcheng Shi, Qinming Fei

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.2019;[Epub] CrossRef

Identification of crucial miRNAs and lncRNAs for ossification of ligamentum flavum

Clinical relation among dural adhesion, dural ossification, and dural laceration in the removal of ossification of the ligamentum flavum

Jeong-Hyuk Ju, Sung-Jun Kim, Kyung-Hyun Kim, Dal-Sung Ryu, Jeong-Yoon Park, Dong-Kyu Chin, Keun-Su Kim, Yong-Eun Cho, Sung-Uk Kuh

Prevalence and Distribution of Incidental Thoracic Disc Herniation, and Thoracic Hypertrophied Ligamentum Flavum in Patients with Back or Leg Pain: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Prevalence and related clinical factors of thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum—a computed tomography-based cross-sectional study

Sang-Il Kim, Kee-Yong Ha, Jin-Woo Lee, Young-Hoon Kim

Thoracic Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum―Neuroradiologic and Pathologic Findings Based on Our Operative Experience and a Literature Review―

Misao Nishikawa, Takeshi Inoue, Hiroyuki Goto, Yusuke Kidosaki, Hideyuki Ohshige, Hiroki Ohata, Yuta Nakanishi, Atsufumi Nagahama, Hiroshi Uda, Hiromichi Ikuno

Calcification of the Ligamentum Flavum in the Cervical Spine―Our Experiences and a Review of the Literatures―

Misao Nishikawa, Hideyuki Ohshige, Seiya Masamura, Takeshi Inoue, Yusuke Kidosaki, Yuta Nakanishi, Hiroki Ohata, Atsufumi Nagahama, Hiroshi Uda, Hiromichi Ikuno

The bridge crane technique for the treatment of the severe thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum with myelopathy

Jingchuan Sun, Kaiqiang Sun, Jiangang Shi, Ximing Xu, Yuan Wang, Qingjie Kong

European Spine Journal.2018; 27(8): 1846. CrossRef

Clinical Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in Patients With Myelopathy Caused by Thoracic Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum

Jae-Kwang Kim, Hyun-Seung Ryu, Bong Ju Moon, Jung-Kil Lee

Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum in a Nineteenth-Century Skeletal Population Sample from Ireland: Using Bioarchaeology to Reveal a Neglected Spine Pathology

Two novel BMP-2 variants identified in patients with thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum

Xiaochen Qu, Zhongqiang Chen, Dongwei Fan, Shen Xiang, Chuiguo Sun, Yan Zeng, Weishi Li, Zhaoqing Guo, Qiang Qi, Woquan Zhong, Yun Jiang

European Journal of Human Genetics.2017; 25(5): 565. CrossRef

Spine Surgery and Related Research.2017; 1(4): 158. CrossRef

Surgical outcome of thoracic myelopathy caused by ossification of ligamentum flavum

Hua Wang, Fuxin Wei, Houqing Long, Guowei Han, Shilabant Sen Sribastav, Zemin Li, Yangliang Huang, Ronglan Zhu, Chunxiang Liang

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience.2017; 45: 83. CrossRef

Notch signaling pathways in human thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum

Xiaochen Qu, Zhongqiang Chen, Dongwei Fan, Chuiguo Sun, Yan Zeng, Xiaofei Hou, Shanglong Ning

Journal of Orthopaedic Research.2016; 34(8): 1481. CrossRef