Multiple disc herniations in spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda. A case report.
Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia (SED) tarda is a group of inherited dysplasias in which the spine and the epiphyses of long bones are affected from late childhood. A 19-year-old male was diagnosed as SED tarda. He had a thoracic and then lumbar disc herniations which were separated by a 4-year interval. Surgical excision was performed for each disc herniation. This is the first case report of multiple disc herniations in SED.
Nakamura
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan. ichiro_nakamura@merck.com
Hoshino
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D000328:Adult; D017586:Diskectomy; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007796:Laminectomy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000150:complications*; D012008:Recurrence; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae