Guidelines: OPLL and OLF Introduction to the Essence of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Ossification of Spinal Ligaments, 2019 Yoshiharu Kawaguchi The Essence of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Ossification of Spinal Ligaments, 2019: 1. Epidemiology of OPLL Tomohiko Hasegawa The Essence of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Ossification of Spinal Ligaments, 2019: 2. Pathology of OPLL Takashi Kaito The Essence of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Ossification of Spinal Ligaments, 2019: 3. Diagnosis of OPLL Hirotaka Chikuda The Essence of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Ossification of Spinal Ligaments, 2019: 4. Treatment of Cervical OPLL Toshitaka Yoshii The Essence of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Ossification of Spinal Ligaments, 2019: 5. Treatment of Thoracic OPLL Shiro Imagama The Essence of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Ossification of Spinal Ligaments, 2019: 6. Diagnosis of OLF Masao Koda The Essence of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Ossification of Spinal Ligaments, 2019: 7. Treatment of Thoracic OLF Kanji Mori