Concept information
Preferred term
Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Calcification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
- Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Calcification
- Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Ossification
Scope note
- A calcification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spinal column, usually at the level of the cervical spine. It is often associated with anterior ankylosing hyperostosis.
History note
- 94
In other languages
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Finnish
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selkärangan takimmaisen pitkittäissiteen ossifikaatio
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017887
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