| Descriptor English: | Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Osificación del Ligamento Longitudinal Posterior
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Ossificação do Ligamento Longitudinal Posterior | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Ossification du ligament longitudinal postérieur | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Calcification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Calcification Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Ossification |
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| Tree number(s): |
C05.116.900.480 C23.550.751.500 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://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. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Calcinosis (1969-1993) Ossification, Heterotopic (1967-1993) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 94 |
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| History Note: | 94 |
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| Entry Version: | OPLL |
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| DeCS ID: | 31225 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D017887 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WE 727 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1994/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1993/02/16 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2009/07/06 |
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Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0027030 |
| 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. |
| Preferred term | Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament |
| Entry term(s) |
Calcification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Calcification Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Ossification |
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