Comparing Thoracic Extensive Laminoplasty (TELP) and Laminectomy in Treating Severe Thoracic Ligamentum Flavum Ossification: A Proposed Novel Technique and Case-Control Study

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A 49-year-old patient with STOLF from T9 to T11 levels who received laminectomy. (a, b) Preoperative standing anteroposterior X-ray. (c) Preoperative CT. (d) Preoperative MRI. (e, f) Postoperative standing anteroposterior X-ray at final follow-up. (g, h) Postoperative MRI at final follow-up.

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