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case_images: Axial (A) and sagittal (B) views of the CT scan reveal T7 to T10 ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. The Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) (C) shows hypointense OPLL in the T2 MRI sequence with hypersignal change in the adjacent spinal cord
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case_images: T8/T9 & T9/T10) in favor of thoracic OPLL, which was confirmed by CT scan (Figure 1). The posterior longitudinal ligament had a mixed ossification type (beaked and continued cylindrical).
case_images: Lateral (A) and antro-posterior (B) views of post-operative X-ray radiograph of our case with thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament who underwent laminectomy and instrumented fusion from T6 to T11
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case_images: After performing complete perioperative evaluations, she underwent laminectomy along with long-segment instrumented fixation from T7 to T12, using 12 pedicular screws and one cross-link (Figure 2).