Ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF)

黄韧带骨化

英文解释

Ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) is one of the commonest causes of thoracic spinal stenosis and spinal cord compression and the development of OLF is associated with stress.OLF can cause serious neurological symptoms or even paraplegia.

中文解释

黄韧带骨化 (OLF) 是胸椎管狭窄症和脊髓受压的最常见原因之一，OLF 的发展与压力有关。OLF 可引起严重的神经系统症状甚至截瘫。

参考文献

[1]. Ning Lang, et al. Epidemiological survey of ossification of the ligamentum flavum in thoracic spine: CT imaging observation of 993 cases. Eur Spine J. 2013 Apr;22(4):857-62.