The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
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J Assoc Physicians India · Aug 2001
Case ReportsCalcification of the thoracic ligamentum flavum: a rare cause of myelopathy.
Compressive myelopathy secondary to ossification or calcification of the ligamentum flavum is a rare entity. Clinical features and magnetic resonance imaging findings of a patient of dorsal cord compression who improved remarkably with surgery are reported.