Ryo Fujita, Tsutomu Endo, Masahiko Takahata, Yoshinao Koike, Daisuke Yoneoka, Ryota Suzuki, Masaru Tanaka, Katsuhisa Yamada, Hideki Sudo, Tomoka Hasegawa, Mohamad Alaa Terkawi, Ken Kadoya, Norimasa Iwasaki
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Recent studies suggest that ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is exacerbated by systemic metabolic disturbances, including obesity. However, although an increase in bone mineral density (BMD) measured at the lumbar spine has been reported in patients with OPLL, no studies have investigated the systemic BMD of patients with OPLL in detail. PURPOSE: We investigated whether patients with OPLL develop increased whole-body BMD...
July 10, 2023: Spine Journal: Official Journal of the North American Spine Society