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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
4
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1995-2-9
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pubmed:abstractText |
A patient with focal anterior compression of the dorsal cord at the level of the D6/7 disc was mistakenly diagnosed as a dorsal disc protrusion on the basis of CT myelography. The CT scanning had been confined to axial views at the level of the cord compression. A transthoracic exploration failed to reveal a disc protrusion and the correct diagnosis, ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, was only revealed by a subsequent sagittal CT scan. This case emphasizes the dangers of relying on limited axial imaging in diagnosing a spinal lesion.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:issn |
0268-8697
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
8
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
493-6
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2011-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:7811418-Diagnostic Errors,
pubmed-meshheading:7811418-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:7811418-Image Processing, Computer-Assisted,
pubmed-meshheading:7811418-Intervertebral Disc Displacement,
pubmed-meshheading:7811418-Longitudinal Ligaments,
pubmed-meshheading:7811418-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:7811418-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:7811418-Myelography,
pubmed-meshheading:7811418-Neurologic Examination,
pubmed-meshheading:7811418-Ossification, Heterotopic,
pubmed-meshheading:7811418-Postoperative Complications,
pubmed-meshheading:7811418-Spinal Cord Compression,
pubmed-meshheading:7811418-Thoracic Vertebrae,
pubmed-meshheading:7811418-Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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pubmed:year |
1994
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament mimicking cord compression from a dorsal disc protrusion: a cautionary tale.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Royal Free Hospital and School of Medicine, London, UK.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Case Reports
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