Thoracic cord compression caused by disk herniation in Scheuermann's disease: A case report and review of the literature

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2006, Pages

  Kapetanos, George A ^a   Hantzidis, Paraskevas T ^a   Anagnostidis, Kleovoulos S ^a   Kirkos, John M ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acute myelopathy; Scheuermann's disease; Spastic paraparesis; Spinal cord compression; Thoracic disc herniation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; BONE PLATE; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHEUERMANN DISEASE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SCHEUERMANN'S DISEASE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 33748935845     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-005-0053-0     Document Type: Review

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