Severe pathologic compression of three consecutive vertebrae in Gaucher's disease: A case report and review of the literature

European Spine Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 97-99

  Wiesner, L ^a   Niggemeyer, O ^a   Kothe, R ^a   Meiss, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gaucher's disease; Operative treatment; Pathologic vertebral compression; Progressive thoracic kyphosis

Indexed keywords

ALGLUCERASE; IMIGLUCERASE;

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BONE GRAFT; BRACE; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FIBULA; FOLLOW UP; GAUCHER DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE SURGERY; SPLENECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 0037291703     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-002-0399-5     Document Type: Article

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