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

Figure 2

Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging. Sagittal T1-weighted image (a); sagittal T2-weighted image at the midspinal canal (b); axial T2-weighted image at the L3/4 level (c); axial T2-weighted image at the L4/5 level (d). Lumbar canal stenosis is seen at the L3/4 and L4/5 levels, with severe stenosis at L3/4.

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