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Unilateral contiguous two level thoracic ossified hypertrophied facet joints with compressive myelopathy

Ossified hypertrophy of the facet joints in the thoracic region is very uncommon. We present a rare case of thoracic unilateral ossified hypertrophied facet joints with compressive myelopathy in a patient with scoliosis. The diagnosis is made with computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging s...

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Autores principales: Thotakura, Amit Kumar, Patibandla, Mohana Rao, Panigrahi, Manas Kumar, Marabathina, Nageswara Rao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3505327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23188988
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.102616
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Sumario:Ossified hypertrophy of the facet joints in the thoracic region is very uncommon. We present a rare case of thoracic unilateral ossified hypertrophied facet joints with compressive myelopathy in a patient with scoliosis. The diagnosis is made with computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging studies of the dorsal spine. Decompressive laminectomy and medial facetectomy was performed. Patient improved neurologically to normal status within 2 months. We present the review of the literature on the facet joint hypertrophy producing dorsal myelopathy.