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“Thickened” ligamentum flavum caused by laminectomy
Affiliations- Tekirdağ Private Yasam Hospital, Department of Radiology, Tekirdag, Türkiye
- Izmir Katip Celebi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Izmir, Türkiye
- Tekirdağ Private Yasam Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Tekirdag, Türkiye
- Ankara Ataturk Education and Research Hospital, Department of Radiology, Ankara, Türkiye
- Izmir Katip Celebi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Türkiye
- Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara Ataturk Education and Research Hospital, Department of Radiology, Ankara, Türkiye
- R.T. Erdogan University, Ankara Ataturk Education and Research Hospital, Department of Radiology, Ankara, Türkiye
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a laminectomy on the adjacent ligamentum flavum (LF) by measuring LF thickness using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Materials and methodsA total of 78 patients (31 man, 47 woman) with laminectomy were included in our study. After determination of laminectomy level, measurements were done from the thickest parts of the bilateral LF at the upper level of the laminectomy where bilateral facet joints were evident at the slice.
ResultsIpsilateral ligamentum flavum with laminectomy was significantly thicker than the contralateral ligamentum flavum with laminectomy.
ConclusionLaminectomy cause thickening of ligamentum flavum. Therefore we assume that it should kept in mind that LFH may develop at the adjacent level to the laminectomy and careful clinical and radiological assessments’ should be done to exclude LFH in cases who complain about the recurrence of complaints during the post-operative period after laminectomy.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a laminectomy on the adjacent ligamentum flavum (LF) by measuring LF thickness using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Materials and methodsA total of 78 patients (31 man, 47 woman) with laminectomy were included in our study. After determination of laminectomy level, measurements were done from the thickest parts of the bilateral LF at the upper level of the laminectomy where bilateral facet joints were evident at the slice.
ResultsIpsilateral ligamentum flavum with laminectomy was significantly thicker than the contralateral ligamentum flavum with laminectomy.
ConclusionLaminectomy cause thickening of ligamentum flavum. Therefore we assume that it should kept in mind that LFH may develop at the adjacent level to the laminectomy and careful clinical and radiological assessments’ should be done to exclude LFH in cases who complain about the recurrence of complaints during the post-operative period after laminectomy.
Keywords
Laminectomy, Magnetic resonance imaging, Ligamentum flavum
About this articleTitle
“Thickened” ligamentum flavum caused by laminectomy
Journal
Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska
Issue
Pages
145-149
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DOI
10.1016/j.pjnns.2015.03.007
Bibliographic record
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2015;49(3):145-149.
Keywords
Laminectomy
Magnetic resonance imaging
Ligamentum flavum
Authors
Fatma Bahar Hacıoğlu Kasım
Ozgur Tosun
Emin Kasım
Karabekir Ercan
Aliye Tosun
Halil Arslan
Mustafa Karaoğlanoğlu
