Patients with a large ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament have a higher incidence of arteriosclerosis in the carotid artery.
Yasushi OshimaToru DoiNozomu OhtomoYusuke ItoKoji NakajimaKosei NagataSo KatoYuki TaniguchiYoshitaka MatsubayashiSakae TanakaPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2024)
Patients with a larger cervical OPLL showed a higher frequency of intima-media thickening in the carotid artery.