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Rare disease
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in a Nigerian woman
  1. Olufemi Adelowo1,
  2. Ayodeji Olatunji2
  1. 1Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Nigeria
  2. 2Department of Radiology, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Nigeria
  1. Correspondence to Olufemi Adelowo, femiadelowo2003{at}yahoo.com

Summary

Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL), though commonly reported among the Japanese population, has however been infrequently reported among other racial groups. It has not been reported among black Africans. A case of OPLL of the cervical spine seen in a 62-year-old Nigerian woman is hereby reported.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.02.2011.3828

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