TITLE:
A Case of Acute Cauda Equina Syndrome for Combined Lumbar Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal and Yellow Ligament
AUTHORS:
Kazumasa Nakamura, Yuichirou Yokoyama, Akihito Wada, Yasuhiro Inoue, Keiji Hasegawa, Shintaro Tsuge, Hiroshi Takahashi, Yasuaki Iida
KEYWORDS:
Lumbar Spine, Ossification of the Yellow Ligament, Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament, Cauda Equina Syndrome
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Orthopedics,
Vol.4 No.6,
June
19,
2014
ABSTRACT: Acute cauda equina syndrome is known as a symptom of lumbar disc herniation, but to date, there have been no reports of cases caused by lumbar vertebral ligament ossification. We encountered a 61-year-old female patient with acute cauda equina syndrome associated with lumbar vertebral OPLL and OLF. The symptoms were improved by emergency laminectomy. One year after the surgery, the disturbances of gait and urination have been resolved.