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. 1984 Dec;47(12):1355–1356. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.47.12.1355

Cervical myelopathy due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.

B R Lecky, J A Britton
PMCID: PMC1028149  PMID: 6439826

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