World Neurosurg 2021 12 17;156:e249-e253. Epub 2021 Sep 17.
Department of Spine, Fuzhou Second Hospital affiliated to Xiamen University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China; Department of Spine, Fujian Provinical Clinical MedIcal Research Center for First Aid and Rehabiliation in Orthopaedic Trauma (2021), Fuzhou Second Hospital affiliated to Xiamen University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Background: Thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) is a pathologic condition that affects ligamentation of the OLF and causes slowly progressive myeloradiculopathy. There is a trend toward performing minimally invasive surgery. In this study, we assess the long-term efficacy of percutaneous endoscopic surgical management of thoracic OLF. Read More