title: Osteochondroma with compression of the spinal cord. A report of two cases.
abstract: We report two cases of vertebral osteochondroma. In one patient a solitary cervical lesion presented as entrapment neuropathy of the ulnar nerve and in the other as a thoracic tumour associated with hereditary multiple exostoses producing paraplegia. We highlight the importance of an adequate preoperative evaluation in such patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Natal, Durban, Republic of South Africa.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Govender
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Parbhoo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed