Experimental Mouse Model of Lumbar Ligamentum Flavum Hypertrophy

Takeyuki Saito; Kazuya Yokota; Kazu Kobayakawa; Masamitsu Hara; Kensuke Kubota; Katsumi Harimaya; Kenichi Kawaguchi; Mitsumasa Hayashida; Yoshihiro Matsumoto; Toshio Doi; Keiichiro Shiba; Yasuharu Nakashima; Seiji Okada

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0169717

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Experimental Mouse Model of Lumbar Ligamentum Flavum Hypertrophy

Takeyuki Saito,

Affiliations Department of Advanced Medical Initiatives, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Kazuya Yokota,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Spinal Injuries Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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Kazu Kobayakawa,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Masamitsu Hara,

Affiliations Department of Advanced Medical Initiatives, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Kensuke Kubota,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Spinal Injuries Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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Katsumi Harimaya,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Kenichi Kawaguchi,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Mitsumasa Hayashida,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Yoshihiro Matsumoto,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Toshio Doi,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Oita, Japan
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Keiichiro Shiba,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Spinal Injuries Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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Yasuharu Nakashima,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Seiji Okada

* E-mail: seokada@ortho.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Current address: Departments of Advanced Medical Initiatives and Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Affiliations Department of Advanced Medical Initiatives, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Experimental Mouse Model of Lumbar Ligamentum Flavum Hypertrophy

Takeyuki Saito,
Kazuya Yokota,
Kazu Kobayakawa,
Masamitsu Hara,
Kensuke Kubota,
Katsumi Harimaya,
Kenichi Kawaguchi,
Mitsumasa Hayashida,
Yoshihiro Matsumoto,
Toshio Doi

Published: January 6, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0169717

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