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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Aug 2012
Case ReportsBeneficial effects following microsurgical decompression in an adult with congenital thoraco-lumbar kyphoscoliosis with spina bifida aperta and myelomeningocele: an interesting case report.
- Imtiaz Ghani and Markus Kroeber.
- Centre for Spine Surgery, Hirslanden Clinic St. Anna, Lucerne, Switzerland. imtiazghani@gmail.com
- Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2012 Aug 1;132(8):1085-7.
Study DesignCase report.Clinical QuestionTo report successful surgical therapy for spinal canal stenosis in an adult patient with congenital thoraco-lumbar kyphoscoliosis with spina bifida aperta and myelomeningocele.MethodsA 65-year-old woman with a history of congenital thoraco-lumbar kyphoscoliosis with spina bifida aperta and myelomeningocele presented with severe radicular pain and weakness in her left lower limb.ResultsThe patient underwent microsurgical decompression at the level of L3/S1 on the left side. Postsurgery, the patient showed significant amount of pain relief and improvement in weakness in the left lower limb.ConclusionSurgery for spinal canal stenosis in patients with severe thoraco-lumbar scoliosis can be effective in relieving radicular pain, weakness and numbness, and while not curative can greatly improve the quality of life.
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