Rotational dislocation of the thoracolumbar spine. Case report and review of the literature.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The authors report a rare case of rotational dislocation of the thoracolumbar spine in a 12-year-old girl with neurofibromatosis Type 1. The patient had progressive spinal kyphoscoliosis with acute-onset paraplegia. She was treated with corrective traction preoperatively, followed by spinal decompression and circumferential spinal fusion without instrumentation. She had complete neurological recovery after a solid fusion of her spine.
Medical subject headings
- Joint Dislocations
- Kyphosis
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Neurofibromatosis 1
- Scoliosis
- Thoracic Vertebrae
Anatomy
- thoracic spine
- lumbar spine