Ossification of the lumbosacral dura and arachnoid following spinal cord trauma. Case report.
A case of progressive cauda equina syndrome secondary to ossification of the lumbosacral dura arachnoid following an incomplete spinal cord injury is presented. The etiology of the ossification is unclear and may be secondary to heterotopic osseous metaplasia such as occurs in other sites in spinal cord injured patients.
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Foothills Hospital, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Bell
C J
CJ
Wallace
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HA
Swanson
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AK
Brownell
D000328:Adult; D001099:Arachnoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed