• Spine · Mar 2009

    Case Reports

    Unusual back pain caused by intervertebral disc degeneration associated with schmorl node at Th11/12 in a young athlete, successfully treated by anterior interbody fusion: a case report.

    • Shoji Fukuta, Kei Miyamoto, Atsushi Iwata, Hideo Hosoe, Hisashi Iwata, Koyo Shirahashi, and Katsuji Shimizu.
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.
    • Spine. 2009 Mar 1; 34 (5): E195-8.

    Study DesignA case report describing thoracic intervertebral disc degeneration and spondylolisthesis associated with a Schmorl node in a young athlete, which was successfully treated by anterior interbody fusion (AIF).ObjectiveTo describe a rare pathologic condition with a clinical outcome of a surgical intervention.Summary Of Background DataIntervertebral degeneration and spondylolisthesis of the lower thoracic spine associated with a Schmorl node in a young athlete has not been reported.MethodsA 19-year-old male amateur soccer player presented with severe back pain during motion. This pain was associated with intervertebral disc degeneration, spondylolisthesis, and a Schmorl node at the Th11/12 level. He was surgically treated by AIF.ResultsThe AIF resulted in a solid fusion, an improvement in sagittal alignment, and amelioration of symptoms.ConclusionThe AIF procedure was effective for lower thoracic symptomatic intervertebral disc degeneration and spondylolisthesis associated with a Schmorl node.

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