OPLL [electronic resource] : ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament / K. Yonenobu, K. Nakamura, Y. Toyama (eds.)
What is OPLL? How it should be treated? This illustrated volume provides information on various aspects of OPLL - epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment - which is of special interest to orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons, as well as to neurologists, rheumatologists, neuroradiologists,...
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Table of Contents:
- Table of contents: What is OPLL? How it should be treated? This volume, amply illustrated, provides information on all aspects of OPLL-epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment
- which will be of special interest to orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons, as well as to neurologists, rheumatologists, neuroradiologists, and pathologists.
- 内容: Introduction: History of research / by K. Nakamura. Epidemiology: Overview of epidemiology and genetics / by S. Matsunaga, T. Sakou. OPLL / by S. Matsunaga, T. Sakou. Genetic susceptibility to OPLL / by I. Inoue. Pathology and pathogenesis: Overview of etiology and pathogenesis / by T. Taguchi. Etiology and pathogenesis / by T. Taguchi. Contribution of metabolic conditions to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine / by H. Kawaguchi et al. Review of histopathological studies on OPLL of the cervical spine, with insights into the mechanism / by N. Tsuzuki. Pathology of ossification of the ligamentum flavum / by M. Yoshida. Possible roles of bone morphogenetic proteins and transforming growth factor-βs in the pathogenesis of OPLL and OLF / by H. Yoshikawa. Pathology of spinal cord lesions caused by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament / by Y. Hashizume et al. Tiptoe walking (ttw) mouse / by S. Ikegawa. Study of ligament ossification and abnormal glucose tolerance in the zucker fatty rat / by K. Yamamoto, K. Kubo. Experimental murine model of ossification of spinal ligaments induced by bone morphogenetic protein-2 / by K. Hoshi. Spinal cord lesions in spinal hyperostotic mouse (twy/twy) simulating ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine / by H. Baba et al. Diagnosis of OPLL and OYL: Diagnosis of OPLL and OYL / by M. Tanaka, A. Kanazawa, K. Yonenobu. Clinical manifestation of cervical OPLL / by K. Kaneko. Clinical manifestations of thoracic OPLL and OLF / by M. Matsumoto, K. Chiba, Y. Toyama. Diagnostic imaging of cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament / by K. Nagata, K. Sato. Imaging diagnosis of thoracic OPLL and OLF / by I. Kikkawa, Y. Hoshino. Electrophysiological diagnosis of cervical OPLL myelopathy / by K. Shinomiya, S. Tomizawa, S. Kawabata. Treatment of OPLL and OLF: Overview of treatment for ossification of the longitudinal ligament and the ligamentum flavum / by M. Iwasaki. Pharmacotherapy for ossification of the spinal ligaments / by K. Yonenobu et al. Conservative treatment of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the cervical spine / by M. Sumi, M. Doita, K. Nishida. Choice of surgical procedure / by M. Iwasaki, K. Yonenobu. Expansive laminoplasty / by Y. Toyama, K. Chiba. Expansive open-door laminoplasty for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine / by K. Chiba et al. Double-door laminoplasty by splitting spinous processes / by A. Seichi et al. Anterior cervical decompression for cervical myelopathy caused by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament / by K. Shinomiya et al. Treatment of OPLL and OLF of the cervical spine / by Y. Kawaguchi. Choice of surgical procedures for thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament / by A. Seichi, K. Takeshita, K. Nakamura. Anterior decompression and fusion for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the thoracic spine / by K. Ohnishi et al. Circumspinal decompression with dekyphosis stabilization for thoracic myelopathy due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament / by N. Kawahara et al. Posterior extensive cervicothoracic laminoplasty / by Y. Nakagawa, M. Yoshida. Anterior decompression through posterior approach for thoracic myelopathy caused by OPLL / by K. Abumi, M. Ito, A. Minami. Surgical treatment for ossificaiton of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the thoracic spine / by Y. Matsuyama et al. Surgery for ossification of the ligamentum flavum / by Y. Tanaka, T. Sato, T. Aizawa. Computer-aided surgery for ossification of the spinal ligaments / by A. Seichi, K. Nakamura. Surgical treatment of thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament / by Y. Matsuyama et al. Intraoperative ultrasonography for patients with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament / by Y. Tokuhashi, H. Matsuzaki.