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KMID : 0359819950240010091
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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1995 Volume.24 No. 1 p.91 ~ p.96
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Thoracic Spinal Canal Stenosis Associated with Thickened and Calcified Ligamentum
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고석준
김국기/임영진/김태성/이봉암/임언
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Abstract
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The authors report four cases of thoracic spinal canal stenosis caused by thickening of the laminar arch. facet joint and ligamentum flavum. Main symptoms of this disease are gait disturbance and spastic motor weakness. numbness of both legs and
feet.
Metrizamide myelogram. CT and MRI are most useful diagnostic tools. Sufficient posterior decompressive laminectomy and medial facetectomy are treatment of choice and resulting in satisfactory improvement in 3 patients with fair course in 1 cases.
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