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Kim and Kim: Dysphagia Caused by Ossificaion of the Cervical Anterior Longitudinal Ligament

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Figure 1.
(A) It shows ossification of the anterior longitudinal ligament (OALL) from C3 to C5 (arrows). (B) Cervical computed tomography image shows compression of trachea by OALL (arrows). (C) Postoperative cervical radiograph shows removal of OALL which have compressed the esophagus and trachea (arrow heads).
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