Introduction Symptomatic calcification of ligamentum flavum (CLF) is a rare condition of the
cervical spine compared to other degenerative diseases. CLF manifests as myelopathic …

Background: Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) deposition, also known as
pseudogout, in the cervical ligamentum flavum (CLF), is a rare disease which can cause …

Calcification of the ligamentum flavum (CLF) can cause myelopathy due to spinal cord
compression. Only several cases in Caucasian patients have been described. Neurological …

Calcification of the ligamentum flavum (CLF), which is a rare disorder that can potentially
cause myelopathy, occurs uncommonly in the thoracic spine. Here, we report a rare case of …

Background Involvement in cervical ligamentum flavum is a rare manifestation of the calcium
pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease. Only few cases of this condition have been …

Calcification of the cervical ligamentum flavum is a rare entity observed exclusively in
Japanese people. We report a new case in a 65-year-old man from Tunisia who presented …

We report three patients with calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease
within the ligamenta flava of the cervical spine who presented with progressive myelopathy …

We operated 3 patients with cervical myelopathy due to calcification of ligamentum flavum
(CLF). Specimens collected surgically were subjected to X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier …

Calcification of the ligamentum flavum secondary to calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate
(CPPD) deposition may be a rare cause of cervical myelopathy. We present a 56-year-old …

Two cases of cervical myelopathy due to calcification of the ligamenta flava (CLF) are
described for the first time in black patients from the French West Indies. A pre-operative CT …