Association between obesity and ossification of spinal ligaments in 622 asymptomatic subjects: a cross-sectional study
Tsutomu Endo, Masahiko Takahata, Yoshinao Koike, Ryo Fujita, Ryota Suzuki, Yuichiro Hisada, Yuichi Hasegawa, Hisataka Suzuki, Katsuhisa Yamada, Akira Iwata, Hideki Sudo, Daisuke Yoneoka, Norimasa Iwasaki
Topics & Concepts
MedicineAsymptomaticBody mass indexOssificationOssification of the posterior longitudinal ligamentObesityInternal medicineSurgeryConfidence intervalMyelopathySpinal cordPsychiatryCervical and Thoracic MyelopathyHeterotopic Ossification and Related ConditionsSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology