Hereditary multiple exostoses and cervical cord compression: CT and MR studies.
Hereditary multiple exostoses usually involve the long bones, but occasionally the spine. When the spine is involved, serious neurologic deficits may occur. We report a case of a 12-year-old girl with an exostosis in the cervical spine (C5), which caused a spastic quadriplegia.
Tully
R J
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Department of Radiology, University of Missouri-Columbia.
Pickens
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Oro
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Levine
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D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005097:Exostoses, Multiple Hereditary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed