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Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Summary

16 relevant articles (2 outcomes, 5 trials/studies) found for this Disease

Description: A calcification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spinal column, usually at the level of the cervical spine. It is often associated with anterior ankylosing hyperostosis.

Also Known As: Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Calcification; Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Ossification; Calcification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

Key Drugs and Agents for Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Biological Markers (Surrogate Marker) : 1 outcome 1 study in 2 results : IBA
  2. Collagen Type I (Type I Collagen) : 1 study in 1 result : IBA
  3. Osteocalcin : 1 study in 1 result : IBA
  4. Vitamin K : 1 study in 1 result : FDA 6
  5. procollagen type I carboxy terminal peptide (PICP) : 1 study in 1 result : IBA
  6. deoxypyridinoline : 1 study in 1 result : IBA
  7. pyridinoline : 1 study in 1 result : IBA
  8. Leptin Receptors : 1 result : IBA
  9. Isotretinoin (Accutane) : 1 result : FDA 6 Generic
  10. Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (Tumor Necrosis Factor) : 1 result : IBA
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Diseases Related to Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

  1. Spinal Cord Diseases
  2. Spinal Osteophytosis (Spondylosis)
  3. Pathologic Constriction (Stenosis)
  4. Paralysis (Palsy)
  5. Hypertrophy

Key Therapies for Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

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  1. Decompression : 1 outcome 2 studies in 7 results
  2. Transplants (Transplant) : 1 study in 1 result
  3. Laminectomy : 1 result

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