Idiopathic spinal cord herniation in the thoracic spine as a cause of intractable leg pain: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 288-294

  Sasaoka, Ryuichi ^a   Nakamura, Hiroaki ^a   Yamano, Yoshiki ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Idiopathic spinal cord herniation; Leg pain; Thoracic spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LEG PAIN; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; HERNIA; INTRACTABLE PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD LESION; THORACIC SPINE;

EID: 0038546416     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200306000-00011     Document Type: Article

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