Hypertrophied ligamentum flavum in lumbar spinal canal stenosis. Pathogenesis and morphologic and immunohistochemical observation.

M, Yoshida; K, Shima; Y, Taniguchi; T, Tamaki; T, Tanaka

doi:10.1097/00007632-199211000-00015

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Hypertrophied ligamentum flavum in lumbar spinal canal stenosis. Pathogenesis and morphologic and immunohistochemical observation.

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Yoshida M

Shima K

Taniguchi Y

Abstract

To investigate the pathogenesis of hypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum, 45 cases of lumbar canal stenosis were evaluated by computed tomography scan and pathologic and immunohistochemical studies. The ligamentum flavum along with the medial one-third of the superior facet was obtained en bloc to in...

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