Congenital cervical isthmic spondylolisthesis: A case report

BACKGROUND: There are only 20 reported cases of cervical isthmic spondylolisthesis in literature that have been surgically managed either anteriorly or posteriorly. Herein, we report such a case managed with circumferential fusion. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 27-year-old male became progressively quadripare...

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Autores principales: Rahimizadeh, Abolfazl, Asgari, Naser, Williamson, Walter L., Rahimizadeh, Shaghayegh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Scientific Scholar 2019
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6743699/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31528395
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI-92-2019
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: There are only 20 reported cases of cervical isthmic spondylolisthesis in literature that have been surgically managed either anteriorly or posteriorly. Herein, we report such a case managed with circumferential fusion. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 27-year-old male became progressively quadriparetic due to cervical isthmic spondylolisthesis at the C6–C7 level. Removal of the posterior arch of C6 with subsequent C5–C7 pedicle screw/rod fixation and anterior interbody fusion resulted in marked recovery and adequate cervical realignment. CONCLUSION: For patients with cervical isthmic spondylolisthesis, circumferential fusion provides the best surgical option to achieve stability and sagittal balance.

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