Association between obesity and ossification of spinal ligaments in 622 asymptomatic subjects: a cross-sectional study.

Tsutomu EndoMasahiko TakahataYoshinao KoikeRyo FujitaRyota SuzukiYuichiro HisadaYuichi HasegawaHisataka SuzukiKatsuhisa YamadaAkira IwataHideki SudoDaisuke YoneokaNorimasa Iwasaki

Published in: Journal of bone and mineral metabolism (2022)

BMI was associated with the prevalence of OALL, cervical OPLL, thoracic OPLL, and OLF in asymptomatic subjects, suggesting that obesity is associated with the development of heterotopic ossification of the spinal ligaments.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
weight gain
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
risk factors
body mass index
spinal cord injury
adipose tissue