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MeSH Heading: Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
Tree Number(s): C05.116.900.480; C23.550.751.500
Unique ID: D017887
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017887
Scope Note: A calcification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spinal column, usually at the level of the cervical spine. It is often associated with anterior ankylosing hyperostosis.
Entry Version: OPLL
Entry Term(s): Calcification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament; Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Calcification; Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Ossification
NLM Classification #: WE 727
Previous Indexing: Calcinosis (1969-1993); Ossification, Heterotopic (1967-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/02/16
Revision Date: 2009/07/06

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