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"OSSIFIED POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT"

“ Represents heterotopic bone from repeated trauma to the PLL. It tends to occur in the cervical spine, causing canal stenosis and myelopath...

Represents heterotopic bone from repeated trauma to the PLL. It tends to occur in the cervical spine, causing canal stenosis and myelopathy.
CT

•  CT preferred for pre-operative planning
•  Multilevel ossification of the PLL with narrowing of the spinal canal
•  Typically minimal disc disease