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The majority of OLF cases are reported from East Asian countries where prevalent, but such cases are rarely reported in the North American population.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>OBSERVATIONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The authors present a case of a Thai-Cambodian American who presented with symptomatic thoracic OLF in tandem with asymptomatic cervical OPLL. A \u201cfloating\u201d thoracic laminectomy, resection of OLF, and partial dural ossification (DO) resection with circumferential release of ossified dura were performed. Radiographic dural reexpansion and spinal cord decompression occurred despite the immediate intraoperative appearance of persistent thecal sac compression from retained DO.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>LESSONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Entire spinal axis imaging should be considered for patients with spinal ligamentous ossification disease, particularly in those of East Asian backgrounds. A floating laminectomy is one of several surgical approaches for OLF, but no consensus approach has been clearly established. High surgical complication rates are associated with thoracic OLF, most commonly dural tears\/cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks. 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