Close association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine

Close association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine

Abstract Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) of the spine is a disease of unknown etiology occurring frequently in individuals with metabolic disturbances. Obesity has been suggested as a potential risk factor for the severity of OPLL. We aimed to investigate whether non-alcoh...

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Main Authors: Tsutomu Endo, Yoshinao Koike, Hideaki Miyoshi, Yuichiro Hisada, Ryo Fujita, Ryota Suzuki, Masaru Tanaka, Takeru Tsujimoto, Yukitoshi Shimamura, Yuichi Hasegawa, Masahiro Kanayama, Tomoyuki Hashimoto, Fumihiro Oha, Naoki Noro, Kiyofumi Komano, Misaki Ishii, Yoichi M. Ito, Norimasa Iwasaki, Masahiko Takahata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96714-9

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96714-9

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