Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: Surgical Approaches and Associated Complications
Jeffery Head, George Rymarczuk, Geoffrey Stricsek, Lohit Velagapudi, Christopher Maulucci, Christian Hoelscher, James Harrop
Neurospine. 2019;16(3):517-529.   Published online 2019 Sep 30     DOI: https://doi.org/10.14245/ns.1938222.111
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