Kow Chien Yew, Chan Patrick, Etherington Greg, Rosenfeld Jeffrey V
Department of Neurosurgery, Alfred Hospital, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia.
Department of Neurosurgery, Alfred Hospital, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia.
J Clin Neurosci. 2016 Aug;30:165-166. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2016.02.008. Epub 2016 Apr 1.
Ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) is an uncommon condition, which usually occurs amongst people of Asian descent, and most commonly in the thoracic spine region. Whilst often asymptomatic, OLF can cause spinal canal stenosis, with patients presenting with back pain, posterior cord syndrome or myelopathy. We present a rare case of acute spinal cord injury associated with OLF after a kite surfing accident, with the resulting paraplegia partially improved after decompression was performed. The prevalence, presentation and management of OLF are also discussed.
黄韧带骨化（OLF）是一种罕见病症，通常发生在亚洲裔人群中，最常见于胸椎区域。虽然黄韧带骨化通常无症状，但可导致椎管狭窄，患者会出现背痛、脊髓后索综合征或脊髓病。我们报告一例罕见的风筝冲浪事故后与黄韧带骨化相关的急性脊髓损伤病例，减压术后截瘫症状部分改善。文中还讨论了黄韧带骨化的患病率、临床表现及治疗方法。
