Case Report

Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Ossification of the Yellow Ligament in the Lumbar Spine: First Reported Case

Figure 1

Preoperative radiography of the lumbar spine. Anteroposterior (AP) view (a); lateral view (b). Ossification of the yellow ligament (OYL) is seen at L3/4 and anterior spondylolisthesis of L4 vertebra, with concomitant ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.
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