Femoral neuropathy secondary to ossification of the ligamentum flavum

Authors
Debiais, F Bataille, B Debiais, P Azais, I Bontoux, D Alcalay, M
Citation
F. Debiais et al., Femoral neuropathy secondary to ossification of the ligamentum flavum, J RHEUMATOL, 27(5), 2000, pp. 1313-1314
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology,"da verificare
Journal title
JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
ISSN journal
0315162X → ACNP
Volume
27
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1313 - 1314
Database
ISI
SICI code
0315-162X(200005)27:5<1313:FNSTOO>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Radiculopathy resulting from ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) is extremely rare and concerns only intercostal neuralgias. We describe a 37- year-old Caucasian woman with a lumbar radiculopathy revealing an OLF. Her symptoms were completely and definitively relieved by surgery.