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Cauda equina compression in an achondroplastic dwarf. Is complex anterior and posterior surgical intervention necessary?
We report the case of an achondroplastic dwarf who presented with partial paraplegia due to cauda equina compression. The patient had marked thoracolumbar kyphosis and spinal stenosis at L2–L3. Although only posterior decompression is recommended in the literature for the treatment of achondroplasti...
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BioMed Central
2008
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2621120/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19055836 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-7161-3-18 |