Factors Predicting Poor Surgical Outcome in Patients with Thoracic Ossified Ligamentum Flavum - Analysis Of 106 Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India.

Background: Ossified ligamentum flavum (OLF) is the major cause of thoracic myelopathy in our locality. Surgical outcomes and their related factors for patients with thoracic OLF (T-OLF) remain unclear because of the few studies on this condition.

Objectives: The present study aimed to examine the factors predicting poor surgical outcomes and the effectiveness of decompressive laminectomy and OLF resection in patients with T-OLF.