title: Calcified thoracic disc herniation with paraparesis. A case report.
abstract: We present a case with partially calcified thoracic discs, one of which extruded into the spinal canal with paraparesis. The paste-like consistency complicated excision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Coscia
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Strate
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging