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Epidemiology
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Prevalence and characteristics of thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in 3299 Black patients: a cross-sectional study of a prospectively registered database

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  • Hiroyuki Yoshihara Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USADepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYC Health and Hospitals-Kings County, Brooklyn, New York, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Evan Horowitz Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USADepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYC Health and Hospitals-Kings County, Brooklyn, New York, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Vidushan Nadarajah Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USADepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYC Health and Hospitals-Kings County, Brooklyn, New York, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Hiroyuki Yoshihara; hiroyoshihara55{at}gmail.com
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Yoshihara H, Horowitz E, Nadarajah V
Prevalence and characteristics of thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in 3299 Black patients: a cross-sectional study of a prospectively registered database
BMJ Open 2022;12:e059238. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059238

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  • Received November 17, 2021
  • Accepted August 10, 2022
  • First published August 26, 2022.
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August 26, 2022
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