Micturitional disturbance in ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the cervical spine

J Spinal Disord. 1990 Dec;3(4):285-7.

Abstract

Neurourological studies were performed on 39 patients with cervical myelopathy due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. Micturitional history revealed that 30 patients (77%) had voiding symptoms: obstructive in 8, irritative in 11, and both obstructive and irritative symptoms in 11. Ten patients had urge incontinence and 4 had urinary retention. Urodynamic studies revealed that 7 of 19 had abnormal uroflowmetrogram, 16 of 35 had residual urine, 18 of 39 had detrusor hyperreflexia, and 10 of 39 had detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia. There were no statistical differences in lower extremity neurological signs in patients with incontinence, and patients with residual urine or urinary retention.

MeSH terms

  • Calcinosis / complications*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Japan / epidemiology
  • Ligaments / pathology*
  • Male
  • Reflex, Abnormal
  • Spinal Cord Compression / etiology*
  • Urination Disorders / epidemiology
  • Urination Disorders / etiology*
  • Urination Disorders / physiopathology