[Fibrocartilaginous embolia of the spinal cord - a rare cause of myelomalacia (author's transl)].
In a 69 years old female patient a paraplegia originated after a sudden fall on the back. By autopsy a fibrocartilaginous embolia in the arteries of the thoracolumbar cord and an extensive myelomalacia were detected.
D000368:Aged; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
Die Faserknorpelembolie der Rückenmarksgefässe - eine seltene Ursache der Myelomalazie