A Case of Successful Foraminotomy for Severe Bilateral C5 Palsy following Posterior Decompression and Fusion Surgery for Cervical Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

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Pre- and postoperative magnetic resonance imaging. (a) and (b): posterior shift of the spinal cord at C4/5 () was 3.8 mm. (c) and (d): sufficient decompression of the spinal cord was achieved and high-intensity areas in the spinal cord at C3/4 were not detected.

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