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From: Clinical efficacy of single intraoperative 500 mg methylprednisolone management therapy for thoracic myelopathy caused by ossification of the ligamentum flavum

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A patient with OLF received intraoperative MP. Preoperative CT and MRI show OLF at T3-T5 (a-d). The larger ossified ligament flavum (T4-T5) is unilateral (b, axial CT) and round type (c, sagittal MRI), with no T2 high intensity at corresponding spinal cord on MRI (d, axial MRI). Postoperative CT and MRI demonstrate good decompression (e-h). One week after surgery, wound infection was found. Bacteria culture result was methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus. Treatment methods were intravenous vancomycin and local wound care. The patient then made a full recovery without further infection symptoms

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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