| Traumatic myelopathy in a seventeen-year-old child with cervical spinal stenosis (without fracture or dislocation) and a C2-C3 Klippel-Feil fusion. A case report. | |
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PMID: 6474247 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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A 17-year-old white male patient sustained a cervical hyperextension injury while body surfing. Plain cervical radiographs, tomography, and CAT scan showed neither fracture nor subluxation, but congenital narrowing of the spinal canal and fusion of C2-C3 (Klippel-Feil). Clinically, he had a central cord syndrome, characterized by a motor dominant myelopathy. The conservative management of this patient with a central cord injury in the presence of spinal stenosis and a Klippel-Feil syndrome resulted in almost full recovery although he was quadriplegic initially. This constellation of findings rarely has been reported in adolescence. |
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Authors:
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N E Epstein; J A Epstein; A Zilkha |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Spine Volume: 9 ISSN: 0362-2436 ISO Abbreviation: Spine Publication Date: 1984 May-Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1984-09-24 Completed Date: 1984-09-24 Revised Date: 2009-07-09 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7610646 Medline TA: Spine (Phila Pa 1976) Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 344-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Adolescent Dislocations / complications Fractures, Bone / complications Humans Klippel-Feil Syndrome / complications* Male Quadriplegia / etiology* Spinal Cord Injuries / complications* Spinal Stenosis / complications* |
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