title: Paraplegia following post-traumatic thoracic spinal stenosis: a case report.
abstract: Compromise of the spinal canal and its neural elements is a well-recognized pathological entity affecting the lumbar or cervical spine. Thoracic stenosis in the absence of a generalized rheumatological, orthopedic, or metabolic disorder is rare. The authors report a case of progressive thoracic myelopathy leading to paraplegia following severe thoracic spinal stenosis secondary to post-traumatic hypertrophy of thoracic laminae and ossification of the ligamentum flavum and posterior longitudinal ligament.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, New York 11203, USA.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Farooq
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bennett
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D017843:Ligamentum Flavum / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery